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CryptoIntelligence 2024-05-30 00:51:00

Hospitality Worker Jailed for $2.5 Billion Bitcoin Money Laundering in UK’s Largest Seizure

A hospitality worker from Hendon, north London, was sentenced to six years and eight months in jail on May 24 for money laundering charges related to $2.5 billion in Bitcoin. Jian Wen, 42, was convicted by a United Kingdom specialized court in March after authorities uncovered his involvement in converting fiat currency into crypto assets, including high-value properties and jewelry. BBC reports indicate that Wen’s lifestyle change aroused suspicion. After living in an apartment above a Chinese restaurant, he moved to a six-bedroom mansion in North London in 2017, paying around $21,420 a month. This dramatic shift prompted further investigation,

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