A South Florida woman could face deportation after being told by her ex-boyfriend had stolen a code of more than $850,000.
According to an affidavit from the Miami Police Department, 22-year-old Massa Jevalli is accused of stealing a significant sum of Donald Trump’s official Solana Meme Coin (Trump).
Following a tense conflict on Bravo’s yacht, he discovered the alleged theft when he woke up from a nap and checked his crypto account, the complaint said.
Bravo said Jebari accessed the phone and transferred $850,000 worth of playing cards coins from the Phantom Wallet to his own.
“I loved this girl so much,” Bravo said. NBC6He talks about their relationship, which was approaching an end before the incident.
Bravo claimed that, except for the code, Jevali used her credit card to charge on Airbnb and made a $14,000 purchase.
After Bravo filed a report with Miami Police through private investigator David Bolton, Jebari was arrested in Yotel Miami on suspicion of grand larceny and credit card fraud.
After the arrest, Jevali denied malicious intent, Bravo allowed her to use his credit card and said she had already ended their relationship, according to the affidavit.
“I want to recover for what she stole,” Bravo told NBC6, adding, “It’s not fair what happened, it needs justice.”
Jebari is currently under the control of the US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and could face deportation to her hometown of Tunisia.
The theft sparked a legal battle, but Bravo hopes that Miami-Dade attorneys can prosecute her.
Cryptograph theft all over the world
However, if Jebali is found guilty, the cryptocurrency funds could remain out of Bravo’s reach.
In 2024, 19 reported offline crypto robberies worldwide, according to the GitHub repository maintained by Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp.
From fraud to violent inviting, these cases show just how vulnerable vulnerable crypto holders are, especially as digital assets become more common in criminal activity.
In December, a man pretending to be an Uber driver was arrested in Arizona for stealing $300,000 worth of code from an unsuspecting passenger.
Six Chinese citizens were arrested in South Korea last month after robbing a crypto trader at a luxury hotel in Jeju.
The suspect was accused of making a fake OTC crypto transaction, tempting the victim to a trap, then attacking him, and stealing $580,000 with crypto and cash.
Two weeks ago, a UK-based Crypto broker was lured in Spain, where his aiding squad forced him to access his crypto wallet for ransom.
He escaped during a police operation, leading to the arrest of three British suspects.
Edited by James Rubin
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