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Gulf Press > Business > Crypto > UK Court Sentences Woman to Jail for Laundering 150 Bitcoin Linked to $5.6 Billion Fraud
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UK Court Sentences Woman to Jail for Laundering 150 Bitcoin Linked to $5.6 Billion Fraud

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Last updated: 2024/05/25 at 2:50 AM
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A woman named Jian Wen has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison by the Southwark Crown Court in London for her involvement in laundering Bitcoin associated with a $6.4 billion investment fraud in China. The case involved Wen laundering significant amounts of Bitcoin for a Chinese woman between 2017 and 2022. Law enforcement authorities seized over 61,000 Bitcoin valued at over $4 billion during the investigation. Despite holding British and Chinese citizenship, Wen denied all allegations against her and is currently appealing her conviction, portraying herself as a victim who followed instructions and was unaware of the funds’ fraudulent origins.

During the sentencing, Judge Sally-Ann Hales remarked that the offense was sophisticated and involved substantial planning, indicating that Wen was aware of what she was doing. Wen’s defense portrayed her as a victim of the fraud mastermind, labeling the individual as an “expert criminal supervillain” who exploited Wen’s trustworthiness before discarding her. However, prosecutors argued that Wen was motivated by greed and played a decisive role in managing the crypto wallet linked to the laundering scheme. They described her as a “front person” utilized by the fraud mastermind to convert stolen funds into Bitcoin, move them out of China, and convert them back into cash. Despite her claims of innocence, jurors found her guilty of one count of money laundering in March.

Wen Jian underwent a significant lifestyle transformation, going from living in the basement of an east London Chinese takeaway to residing in a six-bedroom mansion after working for the now-arrested female fugitive. The judge noted that Wen came to enjoy the finer things in life, indicating her involvement in the laundering scheme. While there was no evidence of Wen’s direct involvement in the underlying fraud, Judge Hales emphasized that Wen was aware she was dealing with criminal proceeds. As a result, Wen was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for a single count of money laundering.

In response to increasing cases of money laundering involving cryptocurrencies, the EU recently passed a new anti-money laundering regulation aimed at regulating crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). The regulation empowers Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) to detect and combat money laundering and terrorist financing within the crypto industry. The legislation introduces enhanced due diligence measures for obligated entities like crypto exchanges and brokers operating under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Additionally, a new supervisory body, AMLA, will oversee the implementation of these laws to ensure compliance across all financial institutions, including CASPs, with the aim of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing activities.

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