Tag: cryptocurrency crime
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Goddess of Wealth Conwoman Jailed Over £5bn Bitcoin Hoard
London’s High-Stakes Bitcoin Case Finally Concludes The so-called “Goddess of Wealth” was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison after being found guilty in the UK’s most valuable money laundering investigation to date. Zhimin Qian, 47, had spent nearly five years on the run before her capture, and authorities said her alleged hoard…
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Goddess of Wealth: Conwoman jailed over £5bn Bitcoin hoard after years on the run
Background: The rise and fall of a notorious crypto hoarder The saga surrounding Zhimin Qian, who has been described by prosecutors as the mastermind behind one of the UK’s most extraordinary money laundering cases, culminated in a courtroom verdict that underscored the scale of modern crypto-fraud. Qian, a 47-year-old woman, spent nearly five years evading…