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An early investor in bitcoins, with mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. Roger Ver was arrested last weekend in Spain based on U.S. criminal charges. The United States will seek Ver’s extradition to stand trial. According to the indictment, Ver formerly of Santa Clara, California, owned MemoryDealers.com Inc. and Agilestar.com Inc., two companies that sold computer and networking equipment. Starting in 2011, Ver allegedly began acquiring bitcoins for himself and his companies. He also allegedly avidly promoted bitcoins, even obtaining the moniker “Bitcoin Jesus.” On Feb. 4, 2…