An American man charged by US authorities in a major cryptocurrency fraud scheme has moved to Moscow, and has been embroiled in a bitter, complicated legal fight with some of his former partners.

The findings by Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, confirm past unconfirmed reports that Kyle Nagy had moved to Russia shortly before his November 2023 indictment in the United States.

Nagy was one of several people charged by the US Justice Department in a Utah-based scheme called SafeMoon.

US authorities say Nagy and others misappropriated so-called digital tokens from investors worth more than $200 million. Financial regulators said the group used the funds to buy luxury cars and homes.

Nagy fled the United States before the…