(Left) Qian Zhimin in an undated custody image. (Right) Qian Zhimin on CCTV footage outside her rented home in Hampstead, London. Courtesy of the Metropolitan PoliceLONDON—A Chinese national who police said bought cryptocurrency now worth billions of dollars using funds from Chinese investors has been sentenced by a UK court to 11 years and eight months in prison for money laundering.Southwark Crown Court on Nov. 11 was told of a seven-year hunt to find Qian Zhimin, who set up a company in China called Lantian Gerui (Blue Sky) and, between 2014 and 2017, duped about 128,000 people into investing in her company, which claimed to be developing health products. Qian then converted about 20.2 million pounds ($26.5 million) of the illegally obtained money into bitcoin.
Chinese Cryptoqueen Sentenced in UK for Over $6 Billion Bitcoin Scam
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