$39M BTC Scandal Sends Georgian Billionaire to Court
George Bachiashvili, former head of the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, is accused of significant misappropriation of cryptocurrency and alleged money laundering. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Georgia is headin...
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