I have no particular love for Roger Ver. His biases always outsized his intellect. He supported Craig the Grifter during the BSV fork. He was a cheerleader for Ripple. Lots of things this guy did make me very distrustful of him.

However, none of that justifies the US government using weaponized tax policies to go after him. He gave up his US citizenship, and several years later they come after him for specious claims that he was really the beneficial owner of crypto coins he didn't declare on his exit filing. That is not "bank fraud" in my opinion.

So, whatever my personal distrust is for him, this witch hunt by the IRS is unacceptable. Let the guy live in peace. He followed the rules based on the best legal advice available at the time.

If the government has some actual evidence of a crime, then present it. Otherwise, this kind of treatment isn't acceptable even for the enemy.