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3mo ago

Barcelona Court Summons Entrepreneurs in Million-Euro NFT Scam Tied to Football Stars

Expert findings indicate investors lost more than three million euros when the promised NFT marketplace never materialized.

El empresario argentino David Rozencwaig (en el centro de la imagen), uno de los principales querellados del 'caso Shirtum', junto a 'Papu' Gómez e Ivan Rakitic, que participaron en el proyecto de Shirtum.
Pantallazo del primer 'white paper' de Shirtum, donde se promocionaba que Ocampos, 'Papu' Gómez y Rakitic eran algunos de los jugadores fundadores del proyecto.
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Overview

  • Barcelona’s Investigative Court No. 5 has summoned Manel Ángel Torras Pérez, Marc Albert Torras Gómez, Manuel Morillas Paredes and David Rozencwaig to testify on June 16 and 17.
  • Prosecutors accuse the four of misappropriating investor funds from a cryptocurrency and NFT project that promised an exclusive football-player platform it never delivered.
  • High-profile players ’Papu’ Gómez, Ivan Rakitic, Lucas Ocampos, Nico Pareja, Alberto Moreno and Javier Saviola are under scrutiny for promoting the scheme and may face false-advertising charges.
  • Investigators allege the entrepreneurs routed transactions through a Spain-Andorra corporate network to evade taxes and divert over €3 million in investor money.
  • Expert analysis shows more than 11,000 wallet addresses and thousands of investors were affected after the token lost all practical utility.