# Officials' Token Promotion Escapes Criminal Liability

Courts keep declining to treat public officials' promotion of failed tokens as criminal fraud, so accountability for political memecoins moves to cross-border civil litigation and disclosure rather than prosecution.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-10-25T06:41:50.555Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/trends/token-promotion-liability-moves-to-civil-courts
- Publisher: Polylog
- Affected regions: United States

## Recent evidence

- [confirms] Argentine judge dismisses the criminal case against Milei over the LIBRA token, and Milei targets five journalists (2026-10-25): An Argentine judge dismissed the criminal case against President Milei over the LIBRA token, finding his promotion did not constitute fraud. Milei then targeted five journalists and asked who would compensate him for the damage he says the coverage did to his reputation. Criminal liability for an official's token promotion is now formally off the table in the highest-profile case, which leaves only civil and cross-border routes.