An arrest warrant has been issued for Kevin Segal, a self-proclaimed “Bitcoin billionaire” who allegedly failed to seem for a court docket listening to after a pal posted his $50,000 bond.
Prosecutors accuse Segal of swindling Wyoming companies out of greater than $212,000. The 30-year-old California resident faces as much as 141 years in jail if convicted.
In keeping with a report by The Each day Mail, Segal posed as a rich businessman making an attempt to buy tens of millions in actual property within the Jackson Gap space whereas leaving a path of unpaid payments at luxurious resorts and companies.
Choose Invoice Simpson issued a bench warrant throughout all 50 states after Segal skipped his Wednesday court docket look and allegedly did not give up his passport as ordered.
Jason Irvine, who posted Segal’s bond, instructed Cowboy State Each day he maxed out three bank cards to assist what he believed was a pal in want. Irvine claims Segal had promised him “a big Bitcoin payout that equated to half one million {dollars}” in trade for posting the bond however disappeared after being launched from jail on Feb. 14.
“He defined the scenario and was principally denying all the fees written within the newspaper,” Irvine mentioned. “[He] mentioned it was libel and slander; and he didn’t intend to defraud anyone. He was locked up in jail, and [said] that’s why he couldn’t pay anyone off.”
After feeling betrayed, Irvine despatched Segal a textual content message: “You screwed me over, and now I actually don’t imagine something you say anymore. Irvine is now contemplating chapter because of the monetary harm.
Investigators found a sample of fraudulent actions all through Wyoming. Segal reportedly stayed on the luxurious Amangani resort together with his mom and a pal, allegedly leaving a $2,725.76 invoice unpaid.
At Spring Creek Ranch, three playing cards he used for payments totaling over $22,000 had been reported to be fraudulent. It was additionally reported that he left the Mangy Moose Saloon with an unpaid $3,055.28 tab.
The alleged scams prolonged to people as nicely. Prosecutors say Segal employed a person to buy a DJI drone in Colorado with a promise of reimbursement, then wrote a verify for $3,281.46 that did not clear.
In one other occasion, he despatched a supply man to drive a Dodge again to Los Angeles, promising to pay for return flights that had been allegedly by no means bought. The boys had been stranded and compelled to purchase their very own tickets residence, with Segal later sending a faux wire switch screenshot to cowl their $3,101 in bills.
This isn’t Segal’s first authorized bother. Courtroom paperwork obtained by the Each day Mail present he beforehand confronted a civil lawsuit claiming he falsely claimed to have shares exceeding $340 million and a profitable firm to lease a Los Angeles property.
If caught, Segal will face a considerably elevated bond of $750,000 cash-only.
