Johann Steynberg, CEO of Mirror Trading International, a South African Bitcoin scam, is allegedly receiving preferential treatment in a Brazilian prison.
Reports suggest Steynberg has had access to a computer and the internet from the office of a prison warden in Goiás.
He has been meeting with his wife and lawyer in the warden’s office, raising concerns about the privileges he is receiving while in custody.
Steynberg was arrested in December 2021 for using forged identity documents and sentenced to three and a half years in prison, though he is appealing the decision.