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Today... After 25 months on the run, Richard Heart the founder of HEX, PulseChain, and PulseX—has been captured.
Richard James Schueler—wanted by Interpol via an international arrest warrant and known by the alias "James the Whale"—was arrested during an operation in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.
▪️ Schueler, whose hideout was located through investigations by the MİT (Turkish National Intelligence Organization), was taken into custody during a special forces-backed operation coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and involving the MİT and the Istanbul Police.
▪️ It was determined that the suspect, who had established an international cryptocurrency scam network centered in Istanbul, operated through affiliated offices in the United States, Finland, and Spain.
▪️ Assets worth millions of dollars and numerous electronic devices were seized from the suspect, who is accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of misappropriating $1.5 billion in funds.
▪️ Cash and personal belongings were found in Richard James Schueler’s possession.
