Hospitality worker caught with $2.5B Bitcoin found guilty of money laundering

The United Kingdom police reportedly stated that the seizure was the "largest of its kind" in the nation's history, with a sentencing date set for May.

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A former hospitality worker in the United Kingdom has reportedly been found guilty of money laundering more than the equivalent of $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) in a UK court that specializes in heavy fraud cases.

According to a recent BBC report, the Southwark Crown Court has found Jian Wen of money laundering $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin after a five-year investigation, involving scrutiny of 48 electronic devices and thousands of digital files, many of which were translated from Mandarin.

Wen's change in lifestyle was what drew the attention from the authorities. In 2017, she reporwent from living in a flat above a Chinese restaurant in Leeds to renting a six-bedroom house in North London costing approximately $21,420 per month.

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