Roger Ver was arrested in Spain in February 2024 on U.S Department of Justice tax evasion charges, spent weeks in prison, and was released on bail in May surrendering his passport and remaining in Spain

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The US Department of Justice announced tax evasion charges against Ver on April 30, 2024, and the entrepreneur was subsequently arrested in Spain, where he was imprisoned for several weeks. Ver posted $163,000 of bail on May 17, 2024, allowing him to leave prison on the conditions that he remain in Spain, surrender his passport, and check in with court officials every two days.

Ver, often called “Bitcoin Jesus,” was arrested in February 2024 while attending a crypto conference in Barcelona, Spain. He faces charges in the US for allegedly evading over $48 million in taxes and filing a false tax return.