"Roger Ver, the man once called "Bitcoin Jesus" because of his early advocacy and investment in Bitcoin nearly 15 years ago, was born in San Jose in 1979, attended Valley Christian High School and studied at De Anza College before transferring to Stanford University. At the age of 19, Ver founded MemoryDealers in Santa Clara, making millions selling memory modules and networking hardware to Silicon Valley companies."
"In 2001, Ver was charged with selling explosives on eBay in 1999 and 2000. Ver pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2002 to 10 months in prison. In 2014, he renounced his U.S. citizenship after obtaining citizenship in Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. He reportedly also acquired citizenship in Antigua and Barbuda. He also has lived in Japan, and claims to be fluent in Japanese."
"In April 2024, Ver was arrested in Spain on a U.S. indictment for alleged tax evasion. His attorneys argued that the case violated constitutional protections and contested his extradition to face charges in the U.S. Last October, Ver reached a resolution with the Justice Department in a "deferred prosecution agreement" to settle the federal tax charges. After Ver agreed to pay approximately $49.9 million in back taxes, penalties and interest, the government dismissed the indictment."
Roger Ver was born in San Jose in 1979 and became an early cryptocurrency advocate nicknamed 'Bitcoin Jesus' for his investments. At 19 he founded MemoryDealers, selling memory modules to Silicon Valley companies and among the first to accept bitcoin in 2011. MemoryDealers later became central to a U.S. tax fraud case alleging unreported bitcoin distributions. Ver pleaded guilty to selling explosives in 1999–2000 and served ten months in prison. He renounced U.S. citizenship in 2014 after obtaining Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship. Ver was arrested in Spain in April 2024, contested extradition, and later settled federal tax charges by agreeing to pay about $49.9 million, after which the indictment was dismissed.
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