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Zhimin Qian, a 47-year-old Chinese national also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to illegally acquiring and possessing cryptocurrency from a fraud scheme that defrauded over 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017.</span

Zhimin Qian, a 47-year-old Chinese national also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to illegally acquiring and possessing cryptocurrency from a fraud scheme that defrauded over 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017.

The Metropolitan Police seized 61,000 bitcoins from Qian, currently valued at more than £5.5 billion, in what authorities believe represents the world's largest single cryptocurrency seizure following a seven-year international investigation.</span

The Metropolitan Police seized 61,000 bitcoins from Qian, currently valued at more than £5.5 billion, in what authorities believe represents the world's largest single cryptocurrency seizure following a seven-year international investigation.

Qian fled China using false documents and a bogus St Kitts and Nevis passport in 2017, entering the UK where she attempted to launder the stolen funds by purchasing property with assistance from accomplice Jian Wen in September 2018.</span

Qian fled China using false documents and a bogus St Kitts and Nevis passport in 2017, entering the UK where she attempted to launder the stolen funds by purchasing property with assistance from accomplice Jian Wen in September 2018.

Jian Wen, a 43-year-old former Chinese takeaway worker, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison in May 2024 for her role in helping launder approximately 150 bitcoins worth £1.7 million at the time of the offense.</span

Jian Wen, a 43-year-old former Chinese takeaway worker, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison in May 2024 for her role in helping launder approximately 150 bitcoins worth £1.7 million at the time of the offense.

The investigation began in 2018 when police raided a six-bedroom mansion in Hampstead Heath, North London, where they discovered digital wallets containing the vast bitcoin holdings and seized devices from the property known as Manor House.</span

The investigation began in 2018 when police raided a six-bedroom mansion in Hampstead Heath, North London, where they discovered digital wallets containing the vast bitcoin holdings and seized devices from the property known as Manor House.

Will Lyne of the Metropolitan Police described the case as one of the largest money laundering cases in UK history, while the Crown Prosecution Service indicated it would work to ensure the criminal assets remain beyond fraudsters' reach.</span

Will Lyne of the Metropolitan Police described the case as one of the largest money laundering cases in UK history, while the Crown Prosecution Service indicated it would work to ensure the criminal assets remain beyond fraudsters' reach.

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