U.S. authorities extradite Swedish citizen from Thailand for multi-million dollar fraudulent security offering in the form of a gold investment scheme.
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Kollen Post is a writer, editor and language junkie from West Michigan. He specializes in tracing the intersections of regulation, law and blockchain, especially as they cross national borders. Outside of crypto, he likes rock climbing and bad horror movies.
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