Interpol Red Notice Issued for Richard James Schueler
AI summaryAccording to the public Interpol register, a Red Notice has been issued for Richard James Schueler, born on October 9, 1979, with US nationality.
Richard Heart · HEX · PulseChain
Detained in Istanbul on 14.10.2026 under an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland. No public charges in Turkey and no verdict in any jurisdiction.
Status: undisclosed — it is not known whether he is in provisional extradition custody, under judicial control or at liberty. The next legal deadlines are 1 November (Finland’s documents) and 23 November (the statutory 40-day limit) — if the detention is still running at all.
Last confirmed
21.10.2026
No public ruling on remand, no announced charges in Turkey and no confirmed extradition request.
No new confirmed information since that date. Posts from X are marked separately and are not facts.
Court status undisclosed
Detained on 14.10.2026 in Beşiktaş (confirmed 17.10). Police custody (gözaltı) ends by law within days, so the court had to decide: provisional extradition arrest, judicial control or release. No decision appears in public sources.
Interpol Red Notice 2024/65212
Finland’s request · published 13.12.2024 · the notice is not an arrest warrant.
Aggravated tax fraud
The only charge in the public Interpol record. Turkey has not announced its own charges.
USD 7.15 million and TRY 160,000 in cash
15 addresses. 6 cold wallets, 28 watches, 4 rifles, 3 pistols, 1,400 rounds. Separately 9 cars belonging to his wife.
No confirmed request from Finland
The 1 and 23 November 2026 dates are our calculation from ECE art. 16, not statements by the parties.
No known verdict
No public verdict in any jurisdiction. The SEC civil case was dismissed on 28.02.2025 without a ruling on the merits.
01 — Latest
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AI summaryAccording to the public Interpol register, a Red Notice has been issued for Richard James Schueler, born on October 9, 1979, with US nationality.
02 — Procedure
Basis: the Turkish Code of Criminal Procedure (CMK 5271), the International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Act (6706) and the European Convention on Extradition (ECE). Deadlines counted from 14.10.2026 are our calculations, not statements by the parties.
Istanbul police and MİT detain him in Beşiktaş. In extradition cases the detainee must be brought before a magistrate within 24 hours at the latest. Ordinary police custody also has a 24-hour limit (plus 12 hours for transport); extension to four days applies only to collective cases and the exceptions in CMK art. 91(4).
CMK 5271 art. 91 · Law 6706 art. 14(3) · mevzuat.gov.tr · MoJ TR
Once police custody ends, the court must choose: geçici tutuklama (provisional arrest for extradition), adli kontrol (judicial control) or release. None of these decisions appears in public sources — which is why the legal status remains undisclosed.
CMK arts. 91 and 109 · Law 6706 art. 14(3), (5)–(6) · mevzuat.gov.tr
Finland must send a formal request together with the documents. If they do not arrive within 18 days of detention, provisional extradition detention must be lifted. Turkey has not publicly confirmed whether a request has been received.
ECE art. 16(4) · Law 6706 art. 14(6) · Council of Europe · mevzuat.gov.tr
Even with the documents, provisional extradition detention cannot exceed 40 days. Release must follow; re-arrest is possible if the request arrives later. This is still not a decision on extradition.
ECE art. 16(4)–(5) · Law 6706 art. 14(4) · Council of Europe · mevzuat.gov.tr
The outgoing request is prepared by the police and the prosecution, and sent by Finland’s Ministry of Justice through diplomatic channels (Law 456/1970 §§ 13 and 26). Finland has no statutory deadline for filing the request — only Turkey’s 18/40-day window constrains it. The documents are not public by default: access may be refused where disclosure would harm international relations or an investigation (Law 621/1999 § 24). The first public signal will therefore most likely be Yle/HS/STT or a KRP release.
Laki 456/1970 §§ 13, 26 · 621/1999 § 24 · Finlex · Ministry of Justice FI
Once the request is served, the court examines its admissibility and whether the charge is a political matter. There is no statutory deadline; detention is then reviewed every 30 days and may not last longer than the penalty threatened by the charge.
6706 arts. 15, 16(1)–(2) and 18 · 6706 · DIABGM
The court’s decision may be appealed to the Supreme Court, which is to hear it within three months. Detention continues until the decision is final.
6706 art. 18(4) · 6706
The final decision on surrender is taken by the President on the proposal of the Minister of Justice. If no executive decision is taken within one year of the court’s final decision, the coercive measures must be lifted. Refusal remains possible even after the court’s decision.
6706 arts. 19 and 16(3) · AYM 2018/19302 · 6706 · Constitutional Court TR
If extradition is approved, Turkey informs Finland of the place and date of surrender. From the appointed date Turkey may release him after 15 days and must after 30 — the parties may also agree a new date (ECE art. 18(3)–(5)). After landing, the Finnish court remands him and the criminal case returns to the docket.
ECE art. 18(3)–(5) · Council of Europe
A Turkish citizen cannot be surrendered abroad. We have found no confirmation that Schueler holds Turkish citizenship — Turkish police statements refer to “foreign-national suspects”, and the Interpol record lists US nationality. A Turkish identity card usually proves citizenship, but no source confirms such a document; residence or a residence permit alone confers no such protection.
Anayasa art. 38 · 6706 art. 11(1)(a) · Constitution TR · 6706
03 — State of knowledge
We separate findings confirmed by sources from claims that have only one author.
Detained on 14.10.2026 in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, together with his wife. Publicly confirmed on 17.10.2026 (MoJ, AA). Last confirmed status (21.10.2026): no public court decision at all. Police custody has a statutory limit of a few days, so his current status — provisional extradition arrest, judicial control or release — remains undisclosed.
Interpol Red Notice (ref. 2024/65212), published on 13.12.2024 at Finland’s request. The only charge in the official Interpol record is "1. AGGRAVATED TAX FRAUD". A Red Notice is a request to locate and detain — not an arrest warrant; Turkey has not announced its own charges.
The Helsinki District Court ordered his remand in absentia on 13.09.2024 for aggravated tax fraud (2.06.2020–2.04.2024) and assault of a 16-year-old (16–17.02.2021). The Finnish Tax Administration notified the police. This is a separate Finnish case, not the Turkish one.
He has not been convicted in any jurisdiction. The US federal court dismissed the SEC civil case on 28.02.2025 for lack of personal jurisdiction (Rule 12(b)(2)) and failure to state a claim (12(b)(6)); the SEC did not amend by 21.04.2025. No ruling on the merits. No US criminal proceedings against him.
For tax year 2022 he ranked 24th on the Finnish tax list: EUR 15,247,314 in capital income with zero employment income, 34 % tax rate. Because no tax advances were withheld, nearly EUR 5.2 million in arrears (mätky) accrued. This is tax data, not the charge itself.
A year later his Finnish income dropped to zero and he disappeared from Verokone — his place of residence was unknown.
The official seizure list (MoJ/Gürlek, 17.10.2026) covers 15 addresses in Beşiktaş, Üsküdar and Sarıyer: USD 7,150,000 + TRY 160,000 cash, 6 cold wallets, 300 bags, 100 pairs of shoes, 136 pairs of glasses, 28 watches, 97 pieces of jewellery, 29 phones, 12 laptops, 11 computer cases, 19 SSDs, 46 USB drives, 19 graphics cards, 4 rifles, 3 unlicensed pistols and 1,400 rounds. Separately: 9 vehicles registered to his wife (AA).
As of 21.10.2026 there is no public court order on remand (tutuklama) and no charges announced in Turkey. No confirmed extradition request. The Finnish police did not confirm the detention.
After the detention news HEX (Ethereum) fell 30–35 % within a day on 14–15.10.2026 (to about USD 0.0006) and market cap dropped by roughly USD 160 million (from over USD 500m to about USD 340m; CoinMarketCap estimate). The PulseChain version of HEX fell as much as 64 % peak-to-trough on 14.10. For comparison: BTC −3 %, ETH −5 % in the same window. Market context, not evidence in the case.
No major centralised exchange lists HEX, PLS or PLSX, so there were no trading halts. HEX trades mainly on Uniswap; PLS on smaller venues (e.g. Kanga Global, SafeTrade). There is no public announcement of contract freezes.
We do not publish them as fact. We name the author and the caveat.
04 — Chronology
Newest first. Only confirmed events or items explicitly marked as a single-source report.
05 — Verification
We do not settle disputes silently. We show what each source says and flag errors circulating in the media.
The official Interpol record: one charge — aggravated tax fraud. The minister speaks of “USD 1 billion in crypto”.
| Source | What it says |
|---|---|
| Interpol (public record, live) | the only charge: “1. AGGRAVATED TAX FRAUD”, Finland |
| Europol / FAST Finland (18.12.2024) | two charges: tax fraud + assault of a 16-year-old |
| Minister Gürlek / MoJ | “USD 1 billion fraud involving crypto assets in the US and Finland” |
| İHA / Hürriyet (14.10) | “a high-value crypto fraud” + “yakalama kararı” (arrest warrant) |
The official content of the notice = tax fraud. The “USD 1 billion crypto” framing is the minister’s characterisation; no source confirms it as the basis of the notice. Do not merge them.
Three different figures: USD 1 billion (minister/SEC), USD 1.5 billion (Turkish media), about EUR 280 million (Finland).
| Source | What it says |
|---|---|
| USD 1 billion | wording of the minister’s statement; SEC: “> $1 billion raised” |
| USD 1.5 billion | not an SEC figure — a claim by Turkish media (Sözcü/Sabah/A Haber) |
| EUR 280,896,000 | the Finnish figure (HS, May 2026), closer to the “hundreds of millions” in Interpol/Europol |
About EUR 280 million is the amount covered by the Finnish charge. According to Finnish sources it concerns employment income (ansiotulo), not capital income, and is not money stolen from investors.
Four sets: different scope (1 vs 15 addresses) and different watch counts (24/28/64/88).
| Source | What it says |
|---|---|
| MoJ/Gürlek/AA/DHA/TRT/Hürriyet, 17.10 | $7,150,000 + TRY 160,000 | 28 watches | 1,400 rounds | 15 addresses |
| İHA/AA/TRT/Milliyet/TGRT, 14.10 | $600,000 + €2,600 + TRY 50,000 | 24 | 1,360 (+7 magazines, 1 knife) | 1 address |
| Sözcü/TV100/Haberler, 14.10 | $4,000,000 | 64 (53 Rolex + 11 Patek Philippe) | — | his apartment |
| Forbes TR, 14.10 | $4m (vacuum-packed) + $600k | 53 + 11 + 24 earlier | 1,360 | 1 address + bridge |
Cause: scope (1 address vs 15 addresses). In addition, 2 drones, 20 gold bracelets and 7 gold chains appear only in the 14.10 set. The 9 cars are a separate AA release from 17.10.
06 — Context
The two HEX tokens — on Ethereum and on PulseChain — share the same contract address but are priced separately. That is why press reports quote different percentages.
Criterion: HEX/PulseChain ecosystem tokens mentioned in reports about the case. pDAI is DAI bridged to PulseChain — its deviation from USD 1 describes bridge liquidity, not a project decision. Beyond HEX, PLS and PLSX we have no confirmed link between these tokens and the allegations. Source: CoinGecko (HEX, PLS, PLSX, pDAI, pCOCK) and DexScreener (PRVX) · 05/11/2026, 17:11 (Warsaw time). Missing 7 d / 30 d data for PRVX means the source does not provide it. A price fall is not evidence in the case and says nothing about guilt. Data refreshed on every scan.
07 — Archive
Headlines as published. Links lead to the sources; each note contains an excerpt and an automatic check for known errors. Alerts cover events from 14.10.2026; older items are context.
AI summaryAccording to the public Interpol register, a Red Notice has been issued for Richard James Schueler, born on October 9, 1979, with US nationality.
08 — Method
Three rules: show the source, separate fact from claim, and never fill gaps with guesswork.
The monitor watches 103 sources: ministry and court releases, Interpol and SEC records, Finnish and Turkish media (Yle, HS, IS, Iltalehti, MTV, Syyttäjälaitos; AA, Sabah, Milliyet, Cumhuriyet, CNN Türk, Sözcü, Diken and others) and crypto media. A full scan of every source runs every 10 s, and the Discord alert is sent as soon as an item is detected — the AI summary is generated in the background and does not delay the notification. The archive also includes items that were not sent as alerts.
Every finding links to its source. Single-source claims are labelled and attributed. An automatic fact check detects eight known errors — including “arrest” instead of gözaltı, the USD 1 billion figure as the basis of the notice, and the 64-watch count. Posts from X receive no AI summary and are marked as unverified.
The absence of a public decision does not mean there is none — it may simply go unannounced. We do not publish the full personal data of private individuals — including his wife’s name. We do not claim the allegations are true; this monitor is not a party to the proceedings.