The investigation found dozens of bank accounts of the suspect in the Bitfinex case. Former owner of the Minnesota Vikings club, Reginald Fowler, is accused of organizing a cryptocurrency shadow banking service. According to the investigation, he organized a network of accounts in various banks around the world. The assets located on them, the amount of which is not specified, are subject to confiscation.
Investigation uncovered dozens of bank accounts of suspect in Bitfinex case
The former owner of the Minnesota Vikings club, Reginald Fowler, is accused of organizing a cryptocurrency shadow banking service. According to the investigation, he organized a network of accounts in various banks around the world.. The assets located on them, the amount of which is not specified, are subject to confiscation.According to Decrypt, a total of 56 accounts were named in the case at such banks as Citibank, Bank of America, Caixa Bank, HSBC and Deutsche Bank. Some are registered in Fowler's own name., whereas others to related legal formations. Prosecutors have previously argued that these accounts are at the center of a real estate investment scheme that Fowler has set up as a front for his operations with cryptocurrency exchanges..
Fowler linked to $ 850 million missing from Bitfinex exchanges after their confiscation from the accounts of the Crypto Capital payment service US authorities, Poland and Portugal. The FBI previously claimed that Fowler's accounts had about $ 345 million.
In addition to him, the new indictment names two defendants: the head of Crypto Capital Oz Yosef and his sister Ravid, "an accomplice in Fowler's crime." Oz was charged with three felonies last year. Together with his sister, he is at large. Fowler was released on $ 5 million bail awaiting trial in January 2021.
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