Richard Heart’s Legal Troubles Escalate with Interpol Red Notice
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Finnish authorities also placed Richard Heart on Europe’s most wanted list. In a separate case, influencer Haliey Welch is cooperating with legal representatives after allegations of a pump-and-dump scheme involving the Hawk Tuah token. Meanwhile, financial educator Scott Pape exposed crypto scams impersonating him. Additionally, the SEC fined Jump Trading’s Tai Mo Shan $123 million for deceptive practices related to stabilizing TerraUSD (UST) during its 2021 depeg event. Interpol Issues Red Notice for Hex Founder Interpol issued a Red Notice for Richard Schueler, better known as Richard Heart, who is the founder of Hex. The notice was issued for alleged tax fraud and assault. This Red Notice is a global request for law enforcement to locate and provisionally arrest an individual, and was prompted by Finnish authorities. However, it does not constitute an international arrest warrant. Schueler has also been placed on Europe’s most wanted fugitives list, accusing him of assaulting a 16-year-old by grabbing their hair, dragging them into a stairwell, and knocking them to the ground. Richard Schueler’s Red Notice (Source: Interpol) The remand order for Schueler was issued three months ago, on Sept. 13, with Finnish authorities suspecting him of tax evasion from June of 2020 to April of 2024. The allegations include discrepancies in Schueler’s reported income compared to estimates from tax authorities. On Sept. 18, a Helsinki police detective, Harri Saaristola, told Finnish broadcaster Yle that Heart’s financial disclosures did not align with the tax service’s calculations. Schueler has not publicly addressed the Red Notice just yet, but is still active on social media. In a Dec. 21 post, he commented, “If the haters really wanted to get me down, they could raise more than the $27M I did for medical research.” Schueler is also embroiled in a legal battle with the U.S. Securities and…
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