Sanctions Sought Against Craig Wright’s Fake Bitcoin Addresses and Courier Story
Sanctions Reauested Against Craig Wright’s Fake Bitcoin Addresses and Courier Story
The Kleiman estate is going to file a motion for sanctions against Craig Wright claiming that a list of Bitcoin addresses he provided the court were fake.
They also state that he presented a “false notice” to the court about the mysterious bonded courier who, according to Wright, would show up in January with the keys to Satoshi’s 1.1 million Bitcoin.
In a motion for a brief extension to the May 8 deadline filed on May 6, Kleiman’s legal team stated:
“Plaintiffs intend to file a sanctions motion based on Defendant’s conduct in these proceedings. This motion will include, but not be limited to, the Defendant’s provision of a false notice and false list of bitcoin addresses in response to this Court’s order allowing him ‘through and including February 3, 2020, to file a notice with the Court indicating whether or not this mysterious figure has appeared from the shadows and whether the Defendant now has access to the last key slice needed to unlock the encrypted file’.”
They’re asking the court for a 10-day extension to get on top of the 13 depositions conducted over the past two weeks to prove their case.
Trial scheduled to begin in July
The trial is set to begin on July 6 and the lawyers on both sides had asserted that they were not planning any motions which could delay the trial.
The ongoing lawsuit was started by Ira Kleiman, brother of Wright’s deceased business partner David Kleiman. The Kleiman estate is after a share of the billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC) Wright and Kleiman allegedly mined.
Earlier in the case, Wright stated he no longer had access to the BTC, which was held in the Tulip Trust and that a bonded courier would appear in January 2020 providing access. In January, he said that the courier had arrived, and provided a list of BTC addresses.
The case is not looking promising for Wright at this stage, as both Judge Bloom and Judge Reinhart have made reference to Wright’s provision of forged materials and perjured testimony.
