According to CoinMeta, and as reported by the French newspaper Le Monde, a French woman named Svetlana A has been officially placed under investigation and detained on suspicion of organized fraud, aggravated tax fraud and money laundering, as well as involvement in criminal gang activities. French judicial authorities suspect that she and her husband, Verasity, who is also the founder of Robert H, manipulated the prices of cryptocurrencies to commit fraud and may have used the proceeds to purchase real estate in Dubai. In the spring of 2021, the value of VRA surged by 65 times within about two and a half months before plummeting. A survey by Le Monde revealed that this woman spent over 50 million euros in 2022 alone to purchase approximately 100 apartments and 3 villas in Dubai. The individual in question denies any illegal activities, claiming that the funds used for purchasing the properties came from legal sources.