In a case similar to that of accused fraudster Do Kwon, an alleged crypto scammer accused of stealing more than $20 million has been arrested while on the run in Montenegro and now faces an anxious wait to find out if he will be extradited to South Korea or Poland.
Polish national Roman Zimian, who is an alleged co-founder of crypto Ponzi scheme Futurenet, was originally arrested in Italy in 2022 but escaped while under house arrest.
Police in Montenegro announced his recapture on Sunday, detailing how the accused crypto scammer was apprehended on August 17 in a newly built residential block in the capital Podgorica. Zimian, 51, who was reportedly living under a false identity, has denied all accusations and will appeal his extradition.
It remains to be how swiftly this process will move given that the extradition of disgraced Terra/Luna founder Do Kwon has taken almost a year and has been dogged by reversals, appeals, and controversy.