A Texas federal court has ordered early Bitcoin investor Frank Ahlgren to turn over to law enforcement all public and private keys, accounts and access codes, as well as digital devices for storing crypto assets.

District Judge Robert Pitman’s decision restricts Frank Ahlgren’s access to more than $124 million in digital assets. It served as an interim measure for an earlier conviction against a crypto investor.

Texas authorities intend to collect an additional $1 million from the convicted person in damages. At the same time, Ahlgren will be allowed to pay his monthly living expenses with cryptocurrency.

The Ahlgren case has become a landmark case for the US judiciary regarding the settlement of issues related to tax evasion by crypto investors. DOJ v. Ahlgren sets a legal precedent for how the judiciary will handle similar issues in the future.

Ahlgren was convicted in December 2024 and received a two-year prison sentence for filing false tax returns and evading taxes on $3.7 million worth of Bitcoin sales.