Arrest Warrant Issued for Self-Proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ Accomplice in $14 Million Scam A judge in Ontario, Canada
has issued a warrant for the arrest of Ryan Rumble, an accomplice of Canada’s self-proclaimed
“crypto-king” Aiden Pleterski, for aiding the con artist in his years-long eight-figure crypto investment scam. A class action lawsuit launched earlier this year alleged that Rumble’s investment management firm, Banknote Capital,
funneled nearly one-third of the $14 million he raised from investors into Pleterski’s scam. Earlier this month, he ignored a court order to surrender his passport by December 1. “I haven’t done anything criminally wrong,” Rumble said during a virtual court appearance on Thursday, noting that the lawsuit against him is a “civil matter:” He claimed he now resides in Dubai,
though his true location remains unidentifiable.
“I’m not going to be home for Christmas,” Rumble added, representing himself in court.
“I get it. I’m in contempt of court. I understand that but it puts me in a very, very difficult position.” According to CTV News,
Rumble is the first of Pleterski’s associates to receive an arrest warrant. Should he attempt to cross a Canadian border, the Canadian Border Services Association
has been ordered to seize his passport and transfer him to a police agency.
Meanwhile,
police services from Rumble’s resident town, Chatham, have been asked to go to his house and arrest him if he is present.
