{"id":610035,"date":"2024-12-13T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=610035"},"modified":"2024-12-13T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:26:13","slug":"early-bitcoin-investor-arrested-for-failing-to-report-capital-gains-from-3-7-million-btc-sales-between-2017-and-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/early-bitcoin-investor-arrested-for-failing-to-report-capital-gains-from-3-7-million-btc-sales-between-2017-and-2019","title":{"rendered":"Early Bitcoin Investor Arrested For Failing To Report Capital Gains From $3.7 Million BTC Sales Between 2017 And 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An early Bitcoin investor from Austin, Texas, has been arrested for failing to report crypto capital gains involving the sale of around $3.7 million worth of BTC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investor Frank Richard Ahlgren III &ldquo;falsely underreported (realized) capital gains&rdquo; earned from the sale of approximately $3.7 million in BTC between 2017 and 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Dec. 12 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/early-bitcoin-investor-sentenced-filing-tax-returns-falsely-reported-his-cryptocurrency\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.decrypt.co\/insecure\/rs:fit:3840:0:0:0\/plain\/https:\/\/cdn.decrypt.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bitcoin-btc-gold-gID_7.jpeg@webp\" alt=\"Bitcoin Traders Divided on Near-Term Price Rise After Jackson Hole - Decrypt\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin Investor Started Buying BTC Back In 2011<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahlgren started investing in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitwise-predicts-bitcoin-will-top-200k-in-2025-ethereum-and-solana-to-set-new-all-time-highs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BTC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2011. In 2015, he purchased 1,366 Bitcoins on the leading US crypto exchange Coinbase when BTC was trading under $500. Two years later in 2017, the investor then sold 640 BTC at an average price of $5,807.53 before reinvesting $3.7 million into real estate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, authorities identified discrepancies in Ahlgren&rsquo;s 2017 federal income tax return. In their report, the DOJ said the investor &ldquo;filed a false 2017 federal income tax return that substantially inflated the cost basis of the bitcoins, thereby underreporting&nbsp; his true capital gain from his sale of bitcoins.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Frank Richard Ahlgren III, a Texas resident, has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return that significantly underreported gains from selling $3.7 million worth of Bitcoin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GjnQYjhdla\">pic.twitter.com\/GjnQYjhdla<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ralph Mendoza, EA (@CryptoTaxesGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoTaxesGuy\/status\/1849874998174851112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahlgren also did not report BTC sales valued at more than $650,000 between 2018 and 2019. He allegedly attempted to conceal the movement of his funds using multiple crypto wallets, crypto mixers and in-person cash transactions, according to the DOJ. &ldquo;In total, the tax loss from Ahlgren&rsquo;s criminal conduct was over $1 million,&rdquo; the DOJ said in the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Criminal Tax Evasion Prosecution Related To Crypto<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahlgren was sentenced to two years in prison for underreporting his realized gains from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bridgewater-associates-founder-ray-dalio-says-he-prefers-hard-money-like-bitcoin-and-gold-as-global-indebtedness-rises\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BTC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sales. Acting Special Agent Charge Lucy Tan of the Internal Revenue Service&rsquo;s Criminal Investigation Houston Field Office said this is the &ldquo;first criminal tax evasion prosecution centered solely on cryptocurrency.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On top of the two-year prison sentence, the Bitcoin investor has also been ordered to serve one year of supervised release and to pay $1.1 million in restitution to the US government.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Related Articles:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/why-is-solana-climbing-about-to-top-xrp-again-new-bull-market-wallet-best-wallet-zooms-past-3-5m-in-presale\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why Is Solana Climbing? 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