Roger Ver Contests Tax Evasion Indictment on Claims of Bias

羅傑·維爾 (Roger Ver) 對逃稅指控的偏見提出異議

Roger Ver, arrested in Barcelona in April 2024, has filed a motion to dismiss an indictment accusing him of evading taxes on Bitcoin sales. The former CEO of Bitcoin.com is charged with evading over $48 million in taxes.

Roger Ver 於 2024 年 4 月在巴塞隆納被捕，他已提出動議，要求駁回指控他在比特幣銷售中逃稅的起訴書。 Bitcoin.com 前執行長被指控逃稅超過 4,800 萬美元。

Ver's lawyers allege that the indictment was biased, influenced by government prejudice. They argue that the Department of Justice inappropriately accessed confidential attorney-client communications and concealed evidence from the grand jury.

維爾的律師聲稱，起訴書有偏見，受到政府偏見的影響。他們認為，司法部不適當地取得了律師與委託人之間的機密通信，並向大陪審團隱瞞了證據。

Ver claims he acted reasonably, following professional advice based on limited regulatory guidance at the time. He anticipates being a political target for the IRS after his expatriation and asserts that the IRS provided clear guidance on crypto-taxes only after his move to Spain.

Ver 聲稱他的行為合理，並遵循了基於當時有限的監管指導的專業建議。他預計在移居西班牙後將成為美國國稅局的政治目標，並聲稱國稅局僅在他移居西班牙後才提供有關加密稅的明確指導。

The indictment alleges that by June 2017, Ver's companies owned approximately 70,000 bitcoins, requiring payment of an "exit tax" on capital gains. Ver and his companies are accused of owning approximately 131,000 bitcoins valued at $871 each in February 2014.

起訴書稱，截至 2017 年 6 月，Ver 的公司擁有約 7 萬枚比特幣，需要繳納資本利得的「退出稅」。 Ver 和他的公司被指控在 2014 年 2 月擁有約 131,000 個比特幣，每個比特幣價值 871 美元。

The case has sparked criticism from the crypto community, who condemn the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement-first approach to digital assets. Critics like Robert Barnes, a civil rights attorney supporting Ver, describe the charges as selective enforcement based on political considerations.

此案引發了加密貨幣社群的批評，他們譴責美國司法部對數位資產採取執法第一的做法。支持維爾的民權律師羅伯特·巴恩斯等批評者將這些指控描述為基於政治考慮的選擇性執法。

Ver's motion to dismiss coincides with expectations of a more favorable stance towards digital assets under the incoming Trump administration. Ver's trial is scheduled for February 2025 and hinges upon extradition.

Ver 的駁回動議恰逢即將上任的川普政府對數位資產採取更有利立場的預期。 Ver 的審判定於 2025 年 2 月進行，最終取決於是否引渡。