The suit was served via an alternate method, as process servers were unsuccessful in contacting Richard Heart in person for months.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it served its lawsuit to Hex (HEX) founder Richard Schueler, also known as Richard Heart, at his house in Finland’s capital Helsinki.
In a Dec. 11 court filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the SEC said it served Heart through a substitute service on Oct. 31, which is an alternative method for when a suit can’t be personally delivered to the defendant due to difficulties in locating them.
The process server said they made several failed attempts over nearly seven weeks starting on Sept. 13 to personally serve Heart through calls, texts, letters, and attempts to reach him in person at his Helsinki residence.