早期比特币投资者弗兰克·理查德·阿尔格伦三世因税务欺诈被判处两年监禁

据司法部称，Ahlgren 在 2017 年纳税申报表中少报了 370 万美元的比特币 (BTC) 资本收益，并且未能披露

Frank Richard Ahlgren III, an early Bitcoin investor from Texas, has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax fraud, becoming the first crypto investor to be jailed for failing to report crypto gains, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

据美国司法部 (DOJ) 称，来自德克萨斯州的早期比特币投资者弗兰克·理查德·阿尔格伦三世 (Frank Richard Ahlgren III) 因税务欺诈被判处两年监禁，成为第一个因未能报告加密货币收益而入狱的加密货币投资者。

Ahlgren, also known as Paco, was found to have underreported $3.7 million in Bitcoin (BTC) capital gains on his 2017 tax return and failed to disclose additional BTC sales worth $650,000 over the next two years, the DOJ stated in a press release on Friday.

美国司法部周五在一份新闻稿中表示，Ahlgren（又名 Paco）被发现在 2017 年纳税申报表中少报了 370 万美元的比特币 (BTC) 资本收益，并且未能披露未来两年价值 65 万美元的额外 BTC 销售额。

“Ahlgren was an early investor in bitcoins and purchased bitcoins as early as 2011,” the DOJ noted, which places Ahlgren as a Satoshi-era investor. Satoshi era commonly refers to the period when Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was active from late 2009 to 2011.

美国司法部指出，“Ahlgren 是比特币的早期投资者，早在 2011 年就购买了比特币”，这将 Ahlgren 视为中本聪时代的投资者。中本聪时代通常指的是比特币的化名创造者中本聪从 2009 年底到 2011 年活跃的时期。

According to the DOJ, Ahlgren “used bitcoin mixers, made numerous wallet transfers, and engaged in several in-person cash exchanges to conceal the sales of his bitcoins from the IRS.” These actions caused over $1 million in tax losses, the DOJ said.

根据司法部的说法，阿尔格伦“使用比特币混合器，进行了大量的钱包转账，并进行了多次面对面的现金交易，以向国税局隐瞒其比特币的销售情况。”美国司法部表示，这些行为造成了超过 100 万美元的税收损失。

Prosecutors revealed that Ahlgren manipulated the cost basis of his BTC transactions in 2017 to lower his reported capital gains, significantly reducing his tax liability. Ahlgren misrepresented the profits he earned from selling 640 BTC, which he used to buy a house in Utah, according to prosecutors.

检察官透露，Ahlgren 在 2017 年操纵了 BTC 交易的成本基础，以降低他报告的资本收益，从而大大减少了他的纳税义务。据检察官称，阿尔格伦歪曲了他出售 640 比特币所获得的利润，他用这些钱在犹他州买了房子。

“Specifically, Ahlgren reported on his 2017 tax return that he sold 640 bitcoins, generating $3.7 million in capital gains,” the DOJ stated. “However, Ahlgren actually sold 1,280 bitcoins in 2017, generating $7.4 million in capital gains.”

美国司法部表示：“具体来说，阿尔格伦在 2017 年的纳税申报表中称，他出售了 640 枚比特币，产生了 370 万美元的资本收益。” “然而，Ahlgren 在 2017 年实际上出售了 1,280 枚比特币，产生了 740 万美元的资本收益。”

Ahlgren pleaded guilty to one count of tax fraud in June 2023, and U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman also ordered him to pay $1.1 million in restitution and serve one year of supervised release following his prison term.

阿尔格伦于 2023 年 6 月承认了一项税务欺诈罪，美国地方法院法官罗伯特·皮特曼还命令他支付 110 万美元赔偿金，并在刑满释放后服刑一年。