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[tomshardware]$6 million Bitcoin theft lands cop five and a half years in prison
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Hueristic
on 18/07/2025, 13:09:20 UTC
⭐ Merited by vapourminer (1) ,JayJuanGee (1) ,promise444c5 (1)
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A bent copper got caught with his pants down by the very same person he helped arrest.


A former National Criminal Agency (NCA) Officer was recently sentenced to five and a half years in prison after it was discovered that he stole 50 bitcoins from Silk Road 2.0 founder Thomas White while helping on the investigation. According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the public prosecutor in England and Wales, Paul Chowles was part of the NCA team investigating Mr. White after he founded the dark web marketplace.


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