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Masterminds Behind Massive Bitcoin Scam Plan Jailed

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On Tuesday, Preston Crown Court sentenced the 4 masterminds behind a significant Bitcoin scam scheme, as reported by the BBC.

Jordan Kane Robinson, Stephen William Boys, Kelly Caton and James Austin-Beddoes have been sentenced to a complete of 15 many years in prison for fraud and laundering hundreds of thousands of lbs well worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from an exchange primarily based primarily based in Australia.

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The transactions concerned unlawful revenue of up to £21 million and noticed substantial quantities of income laundered as a result of offshore accounts.

The scam was masterminded by British resident James Parker, who died in 2021. Parker has recognized a vulnerability in a cryptocurrency trading platform that permitted him to fraudulently acquire a significant volume of cryptocurrency.

Parker’s co-conspirators, Robinson and Caton, stole £2.7m and £1.7m respectively.

The crew worked with Parker’s fiscal advisor, Stephen Boys, who allegedly coordinated efforts by foreign actors to convert stolen cryptocurrency into money, which was then laundered as a result of accounts distinctive accounts abroad.

A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service has come forward to help the ruling, claiming that quite a few of the illicit revenue these criminals have earned will be withdrawn or have been returned to the exchange. Australian cryptocurrency is impacted by this scheme.

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