CFTC Charges South African Bitcoin Club Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud
— “ recently detained ”, Steynberg, Club, International, Fraud, Residence, Charges, Court filings said, South, Cftc — 1 min read
Steynberg is an international fugitive, court filings say. His residence is in South Africa, but he was “recently detained” in Brazil on an Interpol warrant, the CFTC says. He was arrested in Brazil, where he is wanted on Interpol warrants, according to court filings. He is also wanted in connection with an international arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in a South African bank fraud. The CFTC is seeking to extradite him to the U.S. and extradites him to a U.N. court in New York City, New York, New Jersey, for $1.2 billion. The U.K. government says he is a fugitive. He is wanted in the United States and South Africa Source