The judicial investigation into the $LIBRA cryptocurrency has taken on a new controversial element in recent hours. This is because the lawsuit, led by lawyer Martín Romeo along with Agustín Drombala, claimed to have detected messages indicating that crypto-advisor Mauricio Gaspar Novelli would have had access to or control over the social media of President Javier Milei. According to the plaintiffs, the finding arises from conversations that would be part of the material analyzed by the legal team within the framework of the case. In these chats, exchanges appear between Novelli—identified as 'Mau (owner)'—and other members of a group linked to the crypto world. One of the disclosed dialogues corresponds to September 17, 2024, and shows a conversation between Novelli and a user identified as 'Sergio Crypto City'. In this exchange, the following messages are read: Mau (owner): 'Furthermore, on Friday he took a photo with me, giving me a kiss'. Sergio Crypto City: 'I'm going to get jealous'. Mau (owner): 'And... with him I can at least talk about girls'. Sergio Crypto City: 'If that can be called girls'. Requests for publications about Milei Another segment of the disclosed conversations corresponds to September 16, 2024, and shows a group dialogue where the Argentine president is mentioned directly. In this exchange, a user identified as 'Sergio Crypto City' writes: 'Guys, I need the post with Javier as the main speaker'. Minutes later, another participant in the group identified as 'Mapi' responds: 'Tomi, we need this ASAP'. Then Sergio Crypto City intervenes again with a more specific request: 'It would be good to have an image of him, at a conference with an audience, it has to be an epic post'. Finally, Novelli responds in the group: 'All of this is for Tomi because I'm meeting with Milei tomorrow'. The message was directed to the chat members identified as Tomi, Ariel Kmanus, Sergio Crypto City, and Mapi, according to the record accompanying the screenshot released by the plaintiffs. A new front in the case For the plaintiff lawyers, these dialogues could suggest a level of closeness and coordination that they consider relevant for the judicial investigation into the $LIBRA cryptocurrency and its promotion. The case analyzes possible maneuvers to incite investment in the crypto project and the role of different actors in the digital ecosystem, as well as potential links with public figures or political spaces.
