Dublin man, 20, wanted in US for €2m cryptocurrency theft, court hears

A garda investigation file is being prepared against a 20-year-old Dublin man who is wanted in the United States for the alleged hacking theft of more than $2 million dollars in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the High Court has heard.

Conor Freeman was arrested at his home address in Glenageary Court, Dun Laoghaire, in May 2019 on foot of a warrant issued by US authorities.

Mr Freeman’s surrender is being sought on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud and four counts of aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft. If convicted in the US, Mr Freeman is facing up to 108 years in prison.

US authorities allege that members of an online group calling itself “The Community” conspired to “hack numerous targets” with the objective of stealing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, between February 2018 and May 2018. The others are US residents.

According to a warrant issued by the US Department of Justice, authorities have…