> Around that time, Ver allegedly took possession of those bitcoins and in November 2017 sold tens of thousands of them on cryptocurrency exchanges for approximately $240 million in cash.

> Even though Ver was not then a U.S. citizen, he was still legally required to report to the IRS and pay tax on certain distributions such as dividends from MemoryDealers and Agilestar, which were U.S. corporations.

> In total, Ver is alleged to have caused a loss to the IRS of at least $48 million.

Lesson: You can’t run away from Uncle Sam even after signing away your citizenship.