News - Police raids the house of missing HEX founder
Police raid leads to seizure of luxury watches from HEX founder
According to a press release issued by the Finnish police, 20 luxury watches believed to belong to Richard Heart, the founder of HEX, were seized during a raid in the city of Espoo on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Estimates indicate that the collection of watches is worth about US$2.6 million. Most of the collection consists of Rolex brand models.
Heart, who has launched several other crypto projects such as PulseChain in addition to HEX, is wanted by Interpol. He is accused of improperly using about US$12 million in funds received, such as for luxury goods. In addition, he is accused of violence against a 16-year-old, tax evasion of millions of dollars, and selling unregistered securities. Heart denies the allegations and claims it is a campaign by his "haters."
If the haters really wanted to get me down they could raise more than the $27M I did for medical research. Write free self help books better than my sciVive and Fix The World. Work in the courts for legal precedent for P2P publishing software. Found things that work flawlessly…
— Richard Heart (@RichardHeartWin) December 22, 2024
His exact whereabouts remain unclear. HEX's share price has fallen significantly since the issuance of the arrest warrant.