Bloke behind Helix Bitcoin launderette jailed for three years, hands over $400M (go.theregister.com)

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[-] o7___o7@awful.systems 6 points 2 weeks ago

However, his younger brother Gary managed to access a seized cryptocurrency storage device using his brother's credentials and stole more than 712 Bitcoin. He then rather foolishly went on a spending spree, being photographed in a bath full of money and buying a luxury condo in Cleveland. In 2023 he was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for the theft.

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