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Ex-Takeaway Worker Jailed for Role in £5bn Bitcoin Laundering Scheme

Jian Wen sentenced to over six years for laundering cryptocurrency linked to massive Chinese fraud

Piles of cash discovered during police searches connected to Wen Jian.
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Overview

  • Jian Wen lived a luxurious lifestyle in a £5m London mansion funded by the scheme.
  • She laundered Bitcoin by converting it into assets like property, jewellery, and cash.
  • The operation is linked to a £5bn investment scam that defrauded 128,000 investors in China.
  • Police seized over 61,000 Bitcoin, marking the UK's largest cryptocurrency seizure.
  • Wen claims she was unaware of the fraudulent origins of the Bitcoin, but the court found otherwise.