'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scam Victim Seeks $962K From IRS

By Kat Lucero · May 14, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT

An Ohio man told a district court that the Internal Revenue Service wrongly denied his tax deduction claim for a loss of over $800,000 from a cryptocurrency "pig butchering" scheme despite the extensive...

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Case Information

Case Title

Vaia v. United States of America

Case Number

2:26-cv-00573

Court

Ohio Southern

Nature of Suit

Taxes

Date Filed

May 12, 2026