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Did the judge find fraud in the $LIBRA case?
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In Buenos Aires, a federal judge dismissed the criminal case against President Javier Milei and his sister Karina, who serves as secretary general of the Presidency.
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The memecoin's price spiked after Milei's February post, then collapsed, and investors lost at least $100 million. The judge held that losses and price swings alone were not enough to prove fraud.
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He also found no proof that Karina was paid for arranging meetings. In his words, “Facilitating a contact or helping organize a meeting is not, in itself, equivalent to selling influence.” The ruling closes only the criminal case; the civil suit and the congressional inquiry remain.
“Facilitating a contact or helping organize a meeting is not, in itself, equivalent to selling influence.”
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- Deutsche WelleArgentina: case against Milei for alleged crypto fraud dismissed
- ABC TU DIARIO EN ESPAÑOLJavier Milei and his sister are cleared by the Justice system in the controversial $LIBRA case
- BBCArgentina drops investigation into Milei over crypto fraud
- La Libre.beArgentina: Javier Milei granted a dismissal in the $LIBRA cryptocurrency case
- Η ΝαυτεμπορικήArgentina: Case against Milei over the $LIBRA affair archived
- ANSA.itMilei and his sister Karina acquitted by Argentine justice in the cryptogate