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fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Fake names and fake passports': Canadian crypto fugitive travelled the world before landing in Serbian jail | CBC News

As his flight departed from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport en route to Kuwait via Istanbul, Canadian crypto fugitive Andean Medjedovic was unaware that his globe-trotting lifestyle would soon be halted. Just two weeks later, on Dec. 11, 2023, Dutch authorities issued a European arrest warrant for the then 21-year-old, alleging he had pulled off a "sophisticated hack" that netted him $48 million US in cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

5bn Bitcoin scammer behind UK's largest-ever cryptocurrency seizure jailed

Zhimin Qian jailed 11 years 8 months for laundering over 5bn in Bitcoin from a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 128,000 victims.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Fraudster who hid in London is jailed over 5.5bn bitcoin scam

Zhimin Qian laundered proceeds of a large Ponzi scheme into bitcoin, was arrested after nearly six years at large, and jailed following the UK's largest cryptocurrency seizure.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Cuba captures alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by US, Mexico says

Zhi Dong Zhang, a fugitive Chinese national accused of trafficking fentanyl and cocaine into the U.S., was recaptured in Cuba after escaping Mexican custody.
Los Angeles
fromABC7 Los Angeles
10 months ago

Escaped inmate convicted in LA County murder and wanted for officer's killing now back in custody

A convicted murderer who escaped custody in California is back in custody after a violent incident in Mexico.
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