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Argentina's Milei faces fraud probe after boosting a crypto coin that crashed hours after its launch

By AP News - Feb 18, 2025, 05:43 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 18, 2025, 11:42 AM EST
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Juan Manuel Scala protests against Argentine President Javier Milei outside the Casa Rosada presidential office holding a poster that reads in Spanish "If it has four paws, moves its tail and barks, it's Milei lying," in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A judge in Argentina has been selected to investigate allegations of fraud against President Javier Milei for his brief promotion of a cryptocurrency that collapsed in value hours after it was launched last week

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A judge in Argentina was selected Monday to investigate allegations of fraud against President Javier Milei for his brief promotion of a cryptocurrency whose value collapsed within hours of its launch last week. Milei distanced himself from the scandal and said he acted in good faith. 

Milei and his office denied involvement with creators of the $LIBRA cryptocurrency, saying he initially drew attention to it Friday as an entrepreneurial project that might benefit Argentina but learned more about it later and then withdrew his support. 

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Lawyers in Argentina filed fraud complaints against the libertarian President on Sunday. The case was assigned Monday to Judge María Servini, head of Federal Court No. 1 in Buenos Aires. She doesn’t have a deadline to finish investigating the allegations. 

In a tweet Friday evening that coincided with the launch of the $LIBRA crypto coin, Milei said that it was aimed at “encouraging economic growth by funding small businesses and startups.”  

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