Hex founder Richard Heart is wanted by Interpol and Europol for tax evasion and assault

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued a "Red Notice" to member countries at the request of Finland, seeking to arrest Richard James Schueler, known in the cryptocurrency investment community as Richard Heart, the founder of Hex and PulseChain. The "Red Notice" is an official alert sent to Interpol member countries, informing them that a valid national arrest warrant has been issued for a specific individual. This notice typically triggers an extradition process if the wanted person is arrested in another country. In this case, Finland has issued an arrest warrant for Schueler on charges of fraud amounting to "hundreds of millions of euros" and assaulting a 16-year-old, according to the website of Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency. The website lists Schueler as one of the most wanted criminals. Europol states: "Schueler has not filed corporate tax returns for several years and also failed to complete income information on previously filed personal tax returns. The total amount of evaded taxes is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of euros." Europol also describes the assault allegation, in which Schueler is accused of "grabbing the victim's hair, pulling them into the stairwell, and pushing them to the ground" before "punching them 4-5 times in the face, nose, eyes, and head area", causing pain, bleeding, and swelling. The information that the Finnish police are seeking Schueler was first reported in September this year. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also filed a lawsuit against Schueler for allegedly selling unregistered securities through his cryptocurrency projects. Schueler was added to Europol's wanted list on December 18, which may have been the time the "Red Notice" was issued. Schueler posted a cryptic message on X on Saturday night, which may have been a reference to the "Red Notice" information. In the post, Schueler wrote: "My whole life has been preparing for the future. Predicting it. Creating it. I've never felt more secure and I'm so excited for the future. The SEC case against me is about to be ruled on. Donald Trump will soon be in office. PulseX, PulseChain, HEX, INC are all doing amazingly. This makes some institutions angry, but there's nothing they can do besides be angry." "It feels great to be hunted. Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come," Schueler concluded.