NEWS: A former takeaway worker has been ordered to pay £3.1m after laundering fraud proceeds in Bitcoin
By Paul O’Donoghue, Senior Reporter
A former takeaway worker who laundered fraud profits into Bitcoin has been ordered by a UK court to pay more than £3.1 million or face an additional seven years in prison.
Jian Wen, 42, was found guilty of money laundering at Southwark Crown Court after police linked her to a cryptocurrency wallet containing 150 bitcoins. She was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison.
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