{"id":15037,"date":"2021-12-06T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T18:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/craig-wright-cleared-of-all-charges-except-a-conversion-count-jury-awards-100-million-to-wk-info-defense\/"},"modified":"2021-12-06T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T18:54:02","slug":"craig-wright-cleared-of-all-charges-except-a-conversion-count-jury-awards-100-million-to-wk-info-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/craig-wright-cleared-of-all-charges-except-a-conversion-count-jury-awards-100-million-to-wk-info-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Wright Cleared of All Charges Except a Conversion Count, Jury Awards $100 Million to W&K Info Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kleiman v. Wright trial has come to a conclusion and Craig Wright and his defense team has won on all claims except one count of conversion. According to a court reporter, Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, said he was \u201cincredibly relieved.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Craig Wright\u2019s Defense Wins on All Claims Except Conversion \u2014 Wright Says \u2018I\u2019m Not Going Anywhere, I\u2019m Here for the Long Term\u2019<\/h2>\n

After the jury was deadlocked<\/a> in the Kleiman v. Wright case<\/a> for days last week, the jurors came to a decision on Monday, December 6, 2021. Craig Wright and his defense team from Rivero Mestre LLP have managed to beat all the charges except one count of conversion.<\/p>\n

We have a verdict. Or a hung jury. We’ve got something at least. Back in the courtroom, waiting for everyone to get here and figure out what’s going on.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Carolina Bolado (@CarolinaBolado) December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The jurors ruled that while Wright was cleared of most charges, he must pay $100 million to W&K Info Defense and no punitive damages. Carolina Bolado, the Law360 reporter at the trial, explained<\/a> that Judge Beth Bloom commended the attorneys who provided \u201csuperb representation\u201d to their clients. Bolado also detailed<\/a> that Wright said he was \u201cincredibly relieved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs, the Kleiman estate, accused Wright of manipulating his former business partner Dave Kleiman\u2019s bitcoin inheritance and IP. The lawsuit\u2019s preliminaries and discovery period dragged on for years, with all kinds of mystery in between.<\/p>\n

Bitcoinsv (BSV<\/a>) supporters celebrated<\/a> Wright\u2019s victory on social media platforms and forums. However, other crypto advocates criticized<\/a> the publication Coingeek for reporting on the verdict in a bias manner. Coingeek author Jordan Atkins claims in his headline<\/a> that \u201cBitcoin creator Craig Wright 100% Satoshi Nakamoto, says Kleiman v. Wright jury.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you everyone for all your support over all of the years,\u201d Wright said in a video response<\/a> following the verdict. \u201cThis has been a remarkable good outcome and I feel completely vindicated. \u201cNext, there are still more fights. Were going to make everything change\u2026 cryptocurrency to digital cash the way its meant to be. My original invention is coming back. I\u2019m not going anywhere, I\u2019m here for the long term and I\u2019m here for the fight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Advocates Snark at Wright\u2019s So-Called Win<\/h2>\n

A few other bitcoin advocates had different opinions<\/a> of the outcome. Alistair Milne said<\/a>: \u201cCraig Wright found guilty of stealing his dead partner\u2019s assets, fined $100mil.\u201d The attorney Stephen Palley tweeted<\/a>: \u201cLOL. The people who think that getting hit with a $100 million jury verdict for conversion (stealing) is a win.\u201d<\/p>\n

$100,000,000!!! ?@KyleWRoche<\/a> and @AndrewBrenner2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vel Freedman (@VelvelFreedman) December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cCraig Wright is a charlatan pretending to be Satoshi without proof and is getting sued by some other guy or something like that I don\u2019t remember,\u201d the co-founder of Dogecoin, Billy Markus tweeted<\/a>. \u201cAnyway the whole thing is dumb and my tweet was just making fun of morons who blame devs and founders for the current trading price.\u201d<\/p>\n

The attorney representing the Kleiman side seemed pleased with the verdict when he tweeted<\/a> \u201c100,000,000\u201d with a smiley face emoji. \u201cCraig Wright is now officially the most bankrupted Faketoshi ever,\u201d the Twitter account Arthur van Pelt<\/a> said. Is that a section in the Guinness Book of Records yet?\u201d he further asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit could see some type of appeal process stem from both sides of the case in regard to the jurors\u2019 recent decision. The hoopla on social media is no different than any other day, as Wright\u2019s supporters wholeheartedly believe the decision was a big win, Wright\u2019s detractors think the case proved he did something wrong. Either way, the verdict will likely not change any minds with strong biases for or against Wright, and whether or not his Satoshi tales are true or false.<\/p>\n

What do you think about the verdict in the Kleiman v. Wright trial? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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