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Ex-takeaway worker must pay UK court GBP3.1 million over crypto scam

( January 10, 2025, 17:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A former takeaway restaurant worker jailed for more than six years for money laundering linked to a massive Chinese cryptocurrency fraud has been ordered to pay 3.1 million pounds ($3.7 million) as part of a UK confiscation order. Jian Wen was prosecuted after a police investigation that led to the seizure of digital wallets from her containing bitcoins worth more than two billion pounds. A judge at Southwark Crown Court in London said she faced additional jail time if she doesn't pay the money within three months....

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