
Richard Heart, the founder of HEX and PulseChain, who was wanted by Interpol with a red notice, was detained in Beşiktaş in a joint operation of MİT and police forces.
Crypto entrepreneur Richard Heart, who was sought by Interpol with a red notice, was caught in a joint operation of MİT and police in a luxury residence in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Richard Heart for unregistered securities sales in 2023.
Richard Heart, who was once followed by millions of people with his broadcasts on the internet and created the HEX and PulseChain crypto projects, was caught in a joint operation by the MİT and police forces in Istanbul. This person, whose real name is Richard James Schueler, was wanted by Interpol on a red notice.
It's like an ammunition depot...
What came out of Heart's house was also jaw-dropping. From the house of Heart, who was detained in an operation carried out in a luxury residence in Beşiktaş, Istanbul; 3 pistols, 4 long-barreled rifles, 7 magazines, 1360 cartridges and 1 large knife were found.
Luxury watches, a money counting machine and $4 million in cash, as well as many computers, were seized by the teams. Digital materials were examined by law enforcement forces.
Operation; It was stated that the activities were carried out jointly by MİT, Istanbul Police Department Intelligence Branch Directorate and Financial Crimes Fighting Branch Directorate.
SEC also filed a lawsuit
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Heart for unregistered securities sales in 2023 during the Gary Gensler period. Heart was residing in Finland at that time.
Finnish authorities issued a red notice search warrant for Heart, on the grounds that it was committing a large amount of cryptocurrency fraud.
The reason and how long his wife, who was detained with Heart, has been in Istanbul will be revealed after the interrogations.
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The interrogation process of the detained spouse will be completed
Very likely · Within days

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