UK Court Sentenced  British-Chinese Wen Jian Age 42 to 6 Years & 8 Months Jail for Money Laundering in $6.4 Billion Bitcoin Wealth Fraud Scheme Involving 130,000 Chinese Investors, Caught Attention of UK Police When Buying £23.5 Million 7-Bedroom Hampstead Mansion, Declared £5,979 Income in FY 2016/2017 & Unable to Explain Source of Funds When Police Raided Her Home in 2018, Alleged Mastermind Qian Zhimin Operated under the Name of Zhang Yadi Seized 61,000 Bitcoins from E-Wallets, Wen Jian Held $2.5 Billion Bitcoins

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UK Court Sentenced  British-Chinese Wen Jian Age 42 to 6 Years & 8 Months Jail for Money Laundering in $6.4 Billion Bitcoin Wealth Fraud Scheme Involving 130,000 Chinese Investors, Caught Attention of UK Police When Buying £23.5 Million 7-Bedroom Hampstead Mansion, Declared £5,979 Income in FY 2016/2017 & Unable to Explain Source of Funds When Police Raided Her Home in 2018, Alleged Mastermind Qian Zhimin Operated under the Name of Zhang Yadi Seized 61,000 Bitcoins from E-Wallets, Wen Jian Held $2.5 Billion Bitcoins

30th May 2024 | Hong Kong

A UK court has sentenced British-Chinese Wen Jian (Age 42) to 6 years & 8 months jail for money laundering in a $6.4 billion (GBP 5 billion) bitcoin wealth fraud scheme involving 130,000 Chinese investors.   Wen Jian caught the attention of UK police when buying a £23.5 million 7-bedroom Hampstead mansion.  Wen Jian had declared £5,979 income in FY 2016/2017 and was unable to explain the source of funds when police raided her home in 2018.   In 2024 May, the UK police has arrested $6.4 billion bitcoin wealth fraud scheme alleged mastermind Qian Zhimin.  Earlier in March 2024, a United Kingdom (UK) court had convicted a British-Chinese Wen Jian guilty of money laundering in a $6.4 billion (GBP 5 billion) bitcoin wealth fraud scheme involving 130,000 Chinese investors.  The alleged mastermind Qian Zhimin had operated under the name of Zhang Yadi, and seized 61,000 bitcoins from e-wallets.  Wen Jian had held $2.5 billion bitcoins (GBP 2 billion).

“ UK Court Sentenced  British-Chinese Wen Jian Age 42 to 6 Years & 8 Months Jail for Money Laundering in $6.4 Billion Bitcoin Wealth Fraud Scheme Involving 130,000 Chinese Investors, Caught Attention of UK Police When Buying £23.5 Million 7-Bedroom Hampstead Mansion, Declared £5,979 Income in FY 2016/2017 & Unable to Explain Source of Funds When Police Raided Her Home in 2018, Alleged Mastermind Qian Zhimin Operated under the Name of Zhang Yadi Seized 61,000 Bitcoins from E-Wallets, Wen Jian Held $2.5 Billion Bitcoins “

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UK Arrested $6.4 Billion Bitcoin Wealth Fraud Scheme Alleged Mastermind Qian Zhimin, UK Court Convicted British-Chinese Wen Jian Guilty of Money Laundering in March 2024 for $6.4 Billion Bitcoin Wealth Fraud Scheme Involving 130,000 Chinese Investors, Alleged Mastermind Qian Zhimin Operated under the Name of Zhang Yadi Seized 61,000 Bitcoins from E-Wallets, Wen Jian Held $2.5 Billion Bitcoins

17th May 2024 – The UK police has arrested $6.4 billion bitcoin wealth fraud scheme alleged mastermind Qian Zhimin.  Earlier in March 2024, a United Kingdom (UK) court had convicted a British-Chinese Wen Jian guilty of money laundering in a $6.4 billion (GBP 5 billion) bitcoin wealth fraud scheme involving 130,000 Chinese investors.  The alleged mastermind Qian Zhimin had operated under the name of Zhang Yadi, and seized 61,000 bitcoins from e-wallets.  Wen Jian had held $2.5 billion bitcoins (GBP 2 billion).

UK Court Convicts British-Chinese Wen Jian Guilty of Money Laundering in $6.4 Billion Bitcoin Wealth Fraud Scheme Involving 130,000 Chinese Investors, Alleged Mastermind Qian Zhimin Operated under the Name of Zhang Yadi Seized 61,000 Bitcoins from E-Wallets, Wen Jian Held $2.5 Billion Bitcoins

21st March 2024 – A United Kingdom (UK) court has convicted a British-Chinese Wen Jian guilty of money laundering in a $6.4 billion (GBP 5 billion) bitcoin wealth fraud scheme involving 130,000 Chinese investors.  The alleged mastermind Qian Zhimin had operated under the name of Zhang Yadi, and seized 61,000 bitcoins from e-wallets.  Wen Jian had held $2.5 billion bitcoins (GBP 2 billion).

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