Deleted Files Might Provide Missing Link in Libra Case

2025-06-24 23:07:09

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According to local sources, a pen drive confiscated from Mauricio Novelli, who is implicated in the Libra case, may contain information linking Argentine President Javier Milei to the token launch. These sources claim that a video allegedly showing Milei promoting Libra may have been deleted from the storage device.

Video Containing Missing Link Between Milei and Libra Might Have Been Deleted From Seized Device

Sources familiar with the ongoing Libra investigation are speculating that key information might have been deleted from a drive seized from Mauricio Novelli, a cryptocurrency trader implicated in the case.

According to Argentine media, before the seizing procedure, Novelli erased dozens of files from the storage source, leading to speculation regarding the origin and content of these. While some of the folders and files have names of movies and series, security experts claim that these might hide something far more interesting.

The Chief of the Technical Analysis Laboratory of Information Technology of the Public Ministry sent a report to the prosecution stating that if the deleted data is of interest, “a carving process should be run on this forensic image, in order to try to recover deleted folders and files.”

A source with knowledge of the case has linked these deleted files to statements made by Kelsier Ventures’ Hayden Davis, who revealed in interviews that there was a video of Argentine President Javier Milei promoting Libra that had never been released.

Local media declared that the source asseverated:

If it’s what Davis says, where is that video? Who has it? Could it be one of those deleted files? We don’t know, but it needs to be verified.

While the Argentine Anti-Corruption Office (AO) exonerated President Milei from any wrongdoing regarding the ethics aspect of his involvement with Libra, other processes continue to advance in U.S. and Argentine courts.

Last month, Circle blocked nearly $57 million in funds linked to Libra’s wallets at the request of Argentine authorities, amidst an investigation into the communications between those allegedly involved in Libra’s launch.

Read more: Libra Case Update: $57 Million Frozen, Investigations Progress

Read more: President Milei Gets Absolved: No Infringement Found in Libra’s Promotion

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