As a result of advanced nature of the case, the Bitcoiin legal trial has been pushed again to March 14th, 2022.
As acknowledged in an October twenty seventh order;
The Court docket has thought of elements which point out that its failure to grant this movement would deny counsel for defendants cheap time mandatory for efficient preparation, considering the train of due diligence.
Moreover, this Court docket has beforehand decided this case to be so advanced because of the nature of the prosecution, in addition to the voluminous discovery within the case, that it’s unreasonable to count on ample preparation for the trial itself throughout the deadlines established by the Speedy Trial Act.
The order applies to Bitcoiin defendants Antonije Stojilkovic, Haojia Miao and Jaira David.
Defendant John DeMarr pled responsible to Bitcoiin legal costs in August.
Kristijan Krstic (proper), mastermind of the Bitcoiin Ponzi scheme, was arrested in Serbia in July 2020.
Pending his extradition to the US, Serbian authorities launched Krstic to residence detention in July 2021.
Krstic and his spouse, additionally an arrested suspect pending extradition, promptly fled. They’re believed to have left their 4 children behind.
The Krstic’s stay fugitives on the run. Their whereabouts are unknown.
Krstic’s and his spouse’s disappearance has but to be addressed on the Bitcoiin case docket.
Replace nineteenth December 2021 – Haojia Miao has pled responsible to 1 rely of wire fraud.
Replace nineteenth March 2022 – Antonije Stojilkovic and Jaira David pled responsible final November, negating the necessity for a trial.
Together with Miao, all three defendants are awaiting sentencing.