There is no point running. In the end, we find ourselves in a cage! – After more than a year and a half on the run, the founder of the Turkish crypto exchange platform Thodex has been caught by the Albanian authorities.
Early retirement
Faruk Fatih Ozerjust 28 years old, was finally stopped this Tuesday in Albania. Two other people were also arrested, they are suspected of having assisted him during his run.
Placed under an international warrant issued by Interpol, the young man had was in Turkey in 2021. Having taken care to leave a message in Terminator mode, “ I will be back in a few days“, he had disappeared from circulation with more than two billion dollars in cryptocurrencies.
He would have, thanks to his platform Thodexextorted more than 400,000 users before leaving for a holiday in southern Albania.
For the Turkey, cryptocurrencies are a way to protect part of their savings. With a devaluation of more than 80% of their currency, the Turkish lira, in less than a year, many had placed their hopes in the platform of Faruk Fatih Özer.
A place in the shade for a few years in Turkey
The investigation is still ongoing, but the young man may well not see the sun once more for some time. After promising in 2021 that he would return to Turkey pour « cooperate with the judicial authorities so that the truth comes out“, he had completely disappeared from the landscape and from the radars of the police.
His identity having already been confirmed, the Turkish ministry announced that the extradition procedure from Albania to Turkey was launched.
After having promised mountains and wonders to its users, in particular, by the famous (shit)coin Dogethe creator of the Thodex platform will have to answer for his actions in court.
Undoubtedly, we are witnessing the beginning of a legal soap opera that will certainly last several years.
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