Woman found with 拢2bn in Bitcoin jailed

Image source, MET POLICE

Image caption, Jian Wen, 42, was involved in converting Bitcoin into assets like luxury houses

A former takeaway worker found with Bitcoin worth more than 拢2bn was jailed for six years and eight months for a crime linked to money laundering on Friday.

Jian Wen, 42, from Hendon, in north London, was involved in converting the currency into assets including multi-million-pound houses and jewellery.

At Southwark Crown court in March, she was convicted of entering into or becoming concerned in a money laundering arrangement.

The Metropolitan Police said at the time of the conviction the seizure was the largest of its kind in the UK.

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