Former Monero maintainer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni to surrender for South Africa extradition

Cointelegraph

Published Jun 30, 2022 05:15PM ET

Updated Jun 30, 2022 07:20PM ET

Riccardo Spagni, the former maintainer of the privacy coin Monero also known as Fluffypony, faces extradition to South Africa months after his arrest by U.S. authorities.

In a Thursday court filing for the Middle District of Tennessee, Magistrate Judge Alistair Newbern ordered Spagni to surrender to U.S. Marshals on July 5 for extradition to South Africa. He will reportedly face 378 charges related to allegations of fraud and forgery between 2009 and 2011 at a company called Cape Cookies.

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