A Spanish man accused of teaching North Korea how to evade US sanctions using crypto says his passport was confiscated more than 7 years ago

• A Spanish man accused of teaching North Korea to use crypto rejected the accusations.
• Alejandro Cao de Benós said his passport was confiscated 7 years ago, preventing foreign trips.
• "I have never been a fugitive," he said in a statement, calling the accusations "totally false."

A Spanish man pushed back against accusations that he was teaching North Koreans how to evade US sanctions using cryptocurrencies.

In a strongly worded statement, Alejandro Cao de Benós said his passport was confiscated seven and a half years ago by Spanish authorities, making any foreign trips, and therefore his presence in North Korea, impossible.