Overview
- The Home Office confirmed on Friday that Stanislav Carpiuc has been deported from the UK and is subject to a re-entry ban.
- Carpiuc was convicted of conspiring to damage property by fire and was sentenced to two years earlier this year while co‑defendant Roman Lavrynovych is serving a seven‑year term for starting the blazes.
- The attacks began in May 2025 when a Toyota RAV4 linked to Sir Keir Starmer was torched on May 8 and two house-front fires connected to him were set on May 11 and 12.
- Court evidence showed the operatives were recruited and instructed via an anonymous Russian‑language Telegram account called 'El Money' and promised payment in cryptocurrency, but the promised funds never arrived and the alleged external handler has not been charged in UK courts.
- The case highlights how encrypted apps and crypto can be used to mobilise financially vulnerable people and has prompted a mix of criminal prosecutions and immigration enforcement while media reports press for further answers about the claimed link to a diplomat's son.