Bitcoin advocate Roger Ver, known to many in the crypto industry as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has been reported to have reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice that may allow him to avoid prison time.
According to a Thursday report in the New York Times, Ver’s lawyers reached A temporary agreement with the US authorities that will require bitcoin (Btc) Advocates to pay $ 48 million in taxes he has already owed from his crypto holders. The Department of Justice charged ver in mail fraud and tax abstinence in April 2024, seeking to have him from Spain to stand in the trial.
The New York Times reports that Ver maintains a link to figures connected to the administration of US President Donald Trump, along with the rent of lawyers who previously worked for the President. The report also said he was paying $ 600,000 to political consultant Roger Stone to float for changes in US tax laws.
The reported deal followed a series of regulations and legal actions under the Trump administration that softens legal cases involving digital properties. At the time of publication, the agreement did not appear at the public docket for Ver’s case in the US district court for the California Central District.
This is a story development, and further information will be added as it is available.
