US EditionHow a $30 Million Pardon Scheme Failed Even Before It Got to Trump
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How a $30 Million Pardon Scheme Failed Even Before It Got to Trump
The audacious plan crystallized over a lobster dinner in Puerto Rico. That’s where a self-styled connector for the MAGA era says he and a child actor-turned-crypto enthusiast hatched an idea to secure a presidential pardon for Bitcoin booster Roger Ver and make millions for themselves in the process.
Roger Ver was at the center of a failed $30 million plan to buy a presidential pardon in the United States, Bloomberg revealed. *** The attempt involved Matt Argall, a supplement salesman, and the crypto entrepreneur Brock Pierce. The proposal required an initial payment of $10 million and $20 million additional only if the pardon was obtained. The plan collapsed after lawyers and the White House denied any link to the process.
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Bitcoin Ethereum News$30M scheme to buy Trump pardon for Roger Ver collapses
A $30 million plan to buy a presidential pardon for Roger Ver, a.k.a Bitcoin Jesus, charged with tax evasion, collapsed earlier this year before it even made it past the planning stage, according to Bloomberg. The effort was led by two self-styled operatives: Matt Argall, a supplement salesman from Florida who now calls himself “Lord Argall,” and Brock Pierce, a child actor-turned-crypto figure. The scheme took shape during a lobster dinner in P…
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