Argentine attorney Gregorio Dalbon has reportedly called for a global arrest warrant to be issued for Hayden Davis, a co-creator of the LIBRA token that sparked a political uproar in the nation.
Dalbon has made this request to prosecutor Eduardo Taiano and judge María Servini, who are investigating President Javier Milei’s connection to the memecoin. He is seeking an Interpol Red Notice for Davis, as reported by local media outlets.
In his filing, Dalbon expressed concerns about a “procedural risk” should Davis remain at large, noting that he could access significant monetary resources that might allow him to escape the U.S. or go into hiding.
The document reportedly highlighted Davis’s prominent role in the development and marketing of the $LIBRA cryptocurrency, arguing that the far-reaching implications of the case heighten the probability of his efforts to evade justice.
Dalbon, who previously represented former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during her corruption trial, has called for Davis’s arrest and requested that an Interpol Red Notice be issued to facilitate his location and detention for extradition.
Interpol, the largest international police organization, can issue Red Notices that request law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest individuals.
LIBRA emerged just after Milei promoted it on his social media platforms on February 14, leading its value to soar above $4 billion. The majority of the token’s supply was held by its creators, who swiftly liquidated their assets, resulting in a significant price drop and leading many to assert that it was a pump-and-dump scheme.
Shortly after, various legal representatives reportedly filed fraud allegations against Milei in an Argentine criminal court for endorsing the token, while additional lawyers lodged complaints against the president for financial misconduct with both local authorities and the U.S. Justice Department.
Milei has asserted that he did not “promote” the LIBRA token, claiming instead that he merely “spread the word” about it.
In a detailed interview following LIBRA’s downfall with YouTuber Stephen Findeisen, also known as “Coffeezilla,” Davis characterized the token as a failure rather than a fraudulent scheme.
Davis and his firm, Kelsier Ventures, emerged as the primary beneficiaries from the LIBRA token launch. He told Findeisen that he earned approximately $100 million but claimed he didn’t possess or plan to sell the tokens.
It was later reported that he sent a message bragging about his ability to financially incentivize Milei’s sister, Karina Milei, to enhance the memecoin’s visibility. However, Davis later stated that he had no record of this on his device and denied making any payments to the Mileis.