Tennessee XRP theft case defendant countersues, claiming the crypto assets are joint investment income

robot
Abstract generation in progress

A man named Kirk West, who was accused of stealing over $11 million worth of XRP from Nancy Jones, the widow of country music legend George Jones, has filed a countersuit, denying the theft allegations and claiming that he created joint wealth through “wise crypto investments” during their relationship, and is entitled to a share of the relevant assets. West was arrested last year for allegedly stealing approximately $400,000 in cash and over 5.5 million XRP. The case also involves various cryptocurrencies such as ETH, DOGE, SHIB, and XLM. Jones stated that his Ledger hardware wallet was stolen; although about 5 million XRP were recovered, approximately 483,000 XRP (worth over $1 million) remain unrecovered. In his countersuit, West also requests the division of approximately $5 million in gold and silver assets and $1 million in cash, and accuses Jones of fraud and defamation. (Decrypt)

XRP5.74%
ETH7%
DOGE8.52%
SHIB5.91%
View Original
This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.
  • Reward
  • Comment
  • Repost
  • Share
Comment
0/400
No comments
Trade Crypto Anywhere Anytime
qrCode
Scan to download Gate App
Community
English
  • 简体中文
  • English
  • Tiếng Việt
  • 繁體中文
  • Español
  • Русский
  • Français (Afrique)
  • Português (Portugal)
  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • 日本語
  • بالعربية
  • Українська
  • Português (Brasil)