PANews reported on September 18 that Hex and PulseChain founder Richard Schueler (also known as Richard Heard or Richard Heart) is currently under criminal investigation in Finland for serious tax evasion and assault, according to Decrypt citing local media reports. Finnish police suspect Richard Schueler of serious tax evasion and assault. On September 13, Richard Schueler was detained in absentia, which means he was not present at the time. Authorities are currently unclear about where he is currently. Last summer, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused Richard Schueler of illegally raising more than $1 billion through three unregistered cryptocurrency offerings. The regulator also accused him of defrauding investors of $12.1 million.