Key Takeaways Turkey’s justice minister confirmed Richard Heart’s Oct. 14 detention alongside four others in Istanbul. Turkish authorities reported seizing $7.15 million in cash, six cold wallets and hundreds of luxury items. Richard Heart faces unresolved Finnish allegations despite the dismissal of his U.S. SEC case in 2025. Turkey’s Justice Minister Confirms Richard Heart Detention Turkey’s Justice Minister Akın Gürlek confirmed Saturday, Oct. 17, that Richard James Schueler, better known as Richard Heart, was detained during an Oct. 14 operation in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district. The announcement marks the first official acknowledgment of the detention and provides considerably more detail than …


