Crypto ‘goddess’ convicted in world’s largest seizure | Information Age
Crypto thief Zhimin Qian [L] and her ‘butler’ Hok Seng Link [R] were convicted in a London court. Photo: UK Metropolitan Police
A woman has been convicted following a seven-year investigation which saw UK authorities seize more than $11.2 billion in Bitcoin.
On Monday, 47-year-old Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to acquiring and possessing criminal cryptocurrency property.
According to the UK Metropolitan Police (the Met), Qian was understood to have played a leading role in an investment scam which defrauded over 128,000 victims between 2014 and 2017.
After orchestrating her large-scale fraud racket out of China, Qian hoarded her “illegally obtained” funds in Bitcoin assets.
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