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Roger Ver
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Roger Keith Ver is an entrepreneur best known as the first major investor in Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem. An early and prolific promoter of Bitcoin-related startups, he became widely known by the nickname "Bitcoin Jesus" for his evangelism of cryptocurrency in its early days. Ver later renounced his U.S. citizenship and became a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Trump DOJ drops Roger Ver tax case for $49.9M, no guilty plea
Avoided criminal conviction, prison, and extradition; paid $49.9 million — roughly the amount he allegedly owed in taxes in the first place — and was not required to appear in a U.S. court or admit to fraud.
Roger Ver hires Trump-tied Kise to lobby DOJ on tax prosecution
Hired Kise specifically to exploit his DOJ connections; stood to benefit from the collapse of an eight-year criminal tax prosecution that could have resulted in prison.
Roger Ver pays Stone $600K to lobby against law in his prosecution
Paid $600,000 to Roger Stone to lobby Congress against the tax provision underlying his criminal indictment, seeking legislative relief as part of a broader campaign to escape prosecution.
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