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  "id": 16252998,
  "title": "Argentine judge dismisses case against Milei over alleged crypto scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/argentine-judge-dismisses-case-against-milei-over-alleged-crypto-scam",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:54:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1562338/argentine-judge-dismisses-case-against-milei-over-alleged-crypto-scam"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A federal judge in Argentina has dismissed a criminal case against President Javier Milei and his sister, Karina Milei, who were accused of promoting a suspected cryptocurrency scam that resulted in at least US$100 million in losses for investors. Judge Marcelo Martinez de Giorgi ruled that the reported events do not constitute a criminal offence, stating that investor losses and the rise and fall in the currency's price were insufficient to establish fraud. Milei had previously hailed the $LIBRA meme coin in a social media post, which he later deleted after the currency crashed. Industry experts called the operation a \"rug pull,\" a scam where developers attract investors and then quickly cash out. Nine other individuals under investigation were also cleared.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Argentina drops investigation into President Milei over crypto fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/argentina-drops-investigation-into-president-milei-over-crypto-fraud",
        "published": "2026-10-23T20:59:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Argentine judge dismisses case against Milei over alleged crypto scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/argentine-judge-dismisses-case-against-milei-over-alleged-crypto-scam",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:14:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Argentinian judge drops fraud investigation into Milei over crypto scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/argentinian-judge-drops-fraud-investigation-into-milei-over-crypto",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:21:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "Milei and his sister Karina cleared in $LIBRA crypto scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/milei-and-his-sister-karina-cleared-in-libra-crypto-scandal",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:57:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}