World Cup champion Papu Gomez and 5 other players involved in a $3.4 million encryption scam.
PANews June 11th news, according to Decrypt, the Fifth District Court of Barcelona is investigating a cryptocurrency fraud case involving professional football players. The company involved, Shirtum, is accused of defrauding investors of at least $3.4 million through an NFT project featuring star players. The six players involved include World Cup champion Papu Gómez, Lucas Ocampos, former Barcelona players Ivan Rakitić and Javier Saviola, as well as Nico Pareja and Alberto Moreno.
Prosecutor documents show that this West-A joint venture evaded taxes through a complex corporate structure, and the player image rights NFT sold has never realized trading functionality. After the players participated in promotion as "founders," relevant social media was systematically deleted.
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