Per the WSJ, the Do Kwon saga just took a twist. Montenegro’s top justice official is leaning towards shipping Con Kwon off to Uncle Sam rather than his homeland, South Korea. 🌏
Kwon, who’s been cooling his heels in a Balkan jail since March, is at the center of an international tug-of-war. The U.S. and South Korea are itching to get their hands on him for a courtroom showdown.
A Montenegro court already green-lit Kwon’s extradition, but they left the final destination in the hands of Justice Minister Andrej Milovic. Milovic’s keeping mum on these whispers, though.
Kwon’s lawyer in Montenegro, Goran Rodic, is playing it coy, too. He’s not confirming anything but isn’t ruling out the possibility either. 🤫
For his part, Kwon denies any wrongdoing. He was living it up in Singapore when his crypto empire crumbled, and then he pulled a Houdini act in September 2022.
But his escapade hit a snag in March when Montenegro’s finest captured him trying to jet off to Dubai with a fake Costa Rican passport. And just like that, New York’s federal prosecutors slapped him with eight criminal counts of fraud.
So, what’s next for Do Kwon? Will he face the music in the U.S., or will South Korea get to host the trial of the century? Stay tuned. 📻