Hex and PulseChain founder Richard Heart detained in Turkey over tax evasion allegations: Report
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Richard Heart was detained in Turkey on Wednesday, with one report identifying the operation as tied to Finnish tax-evasion and assault allegations and another describing the seizure of electronics, gold bullion, and cash during the action. The two reports identify Heart as Richard Schueler and connect him to Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX. [50106] [50214]
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People connected to Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX would see that Richard Heart was detained in Turkey on Wednesday, and one report tied the case to an Interpol Red Notice. The detention and the reported seizures of electronics, gold bullion, and cash are the immediate details that would be visible to users and market participants tomorrow morning.
Before this, the reports allowed Heart to operate publicly as the founder of Hex and PulseChain, while the Turkish operation described in one piece included taking electronics, gold bullion, and cash. Afterward, those items were no longer simply in his possession in the setting described by the report, but the wider legal status of the case is not described there.
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