{"id":9332,"date":"2021-04-23T11:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T11:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2021-04-23T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T14:36:12","slug":"turkey-detains-dozens-over-alleged-cryptocurrency-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/04\/23\/turkey-detains-dozens-over-alleged-cryptocurrency-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey detains dozens over alleged cryptocurrency fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish authorities on Friday detained 62 people over alleged links to an Istanbul-based cryptocurrency exchange after its founder fled with a reported $2 billion in investors&#8217; assets, official media reported.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were apprehended in raids carried out in eight cities including Istanbul, the Anadolu news agency reported. Police issued arrest warrants for 16 other people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9339\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Turkey-detains-dozens-over-alleged-cryptocurrency-fraud-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapid.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey-detains-dozens-over-alleged-cryptocurrency-fraud-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapid\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Turkey-detains-dozens-over-alleged-cryptocurrency-fraud-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapid.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Turkey-detains-dozens-over-alleged-cryptocurrency-fraud-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapid-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate information about the detainees.<\/p>\n<p>The Thodex exchange suspended trading after posting a mysterious message on Wednesday saying it needed five days to deal with an unspecified outside investment.<\/p>\n<p>Reports said the exchange shut down while holding at least $2 billion from 391,000 investors.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish security officials then released a photo of Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Ozer going through passport control at Istanbul airport on his way to an undisclosed location.<\/p>\n<p>Security sources cited by HaberTurk television said he was in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>Investors&#8217; lawyer Oguz Evren Kilic told AFP on Thursday that hundreds of thousands of users were unable to get access to their digital wallets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have started the legal procedures and lodged a complaint at the prosecutor&#8217;s office,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors were investigating the businessman on charges of &#8220;aggravated fraud and founding a criminal organisation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Police raided the company&#8217;s headquarters on the Asian side of Istanbul and seized computers and digital materials, press 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