Monero’s former maintainer arrested in the US for allegations unrelated to cryptocurrency

Cointelegraph

Published Aug 02, 2021 01:41PM ET

Updated Aug 03, 2021 03:40PM ET

Riccardo Spagni, the former maintainer of the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency, was arrested last month in Nashville, Tennessee on fraud charges tied to alleged offenses in South Africa between 2009 and 2011.

Spagni was on board a private jet scheduled to fly to Los Cabos, Mexico when he was apprehended in Nashville during a scheduled refueling stop, according to court documents. His journey originally began just outside of New York City. He is currently in the custody of the U.S. Attorney General, according to court documents.

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