On June 18, according to official announcements, Ernesto Ortega Padgett, a citizen of Nicaragua, had been extradited from Spain to Miami, the United States, facing 27 federal charges, including wire fraud, extortion and money laundering. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Ortega's criminal plans since 2020 have cost victims more than $29 million in losses across the United States. Prosecutors accused Ortega and his associates of impersonating bank representatives, using technical means and social engineering to deceive victims into providing sensitive account information, and then conducting unauthorized wire transfers and transferring funds through international money laundering networks, some of which were deposited in cryptocurrency into accounts under their control. Ortega was previously wanted in the United States, Spain and Panama and was arrested in Paris in December 2023. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.