Prosecutors said they will only go ahead with the newer charges if authorities in the Bahamas \u002D\u002D where he was first arrested \u002D\u002D agree to it.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thane Rehn told Kaplan charges brought in a rewritten indictment in February and again in March require approval from Bahamian authorities to comply with the terms of a U.S. Extradition Treaty that was activated when the man once viewed by some as a cryptocurrency visionary was extradited from the Bahamas in December.
Rehn said prosecutors will not continue with the new charges unless it obtains the waiver, citing “an interest in observing diplomatic relationships.” He said discussions with Bahamian authorities prior to the unsealing of the superseding indictment led prosecutors to believe the waiver will be delivered.Article content
In asking the judge to dismiss the indictment, his lawyers have argued that the charges are flawed, saying they are duplicative, vague and non-specific and the kinds of things that usually result in regulatory enforcement actions rather than criminal charges.Article content
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