Spanish authorities detain alleged crypto fugitive
Spanish authorities have reportedly apprehended a man accused of colluding with a convicted American cryptocurrency researcher to assist North Korea in bypassing U.S. sanctions. Pro-Pyongyang group founder arrested The founder of a pro-Pyongyang group, Alejandro Cao de Benos, was arrested at Madrid’s Atocha train station upon arriving from Barcelona. The Spanish police reported the apprehension. Cao de Benos is accused of conspiring with a convicted American crypto currency researcher, Virgil Griffith, to help North Korea evade U.S. sanctions using crypto currency. In 2022, Griffith was sentenced to five years and three months in prison by a U.S. court for his involvement in the same conspiracy. Spanish national police revealed they discovered Cao de Benos in Barcelona under a false identity, intending to board a train to Madrid. Cao de Benos, denying the accusations, was arrested on Nov. 30 at Atocha station in Barcelona for using a false identity while intending to trave...