A 'butler' working for a fraudster at the centre of a £5.5bilion cryptocurrency scam has admitted helping her evade capture while on the run from police.
Hok Seng Ling, 47, pleaded guilty at London's Southwark Crown Court to entering into a money laundering arrangement with mastermind Yadi Zhang, 47, on or before April 24, 2024.
Zhang, also known as Zhimin Qian, orchestrated a large-scale fraud in China that stole from 128,000 victims between 2014 and 2017 and stored the illegally obtained funds in Bitcoin assets.
In 2018, Zhang came to the UK after fleeing her home country using false documents and attempted to launder the proceeds before going on the run from police.
Ling served as Zhang's 'butler' and helped her avoid capture by organising helpers and booking Airbnbs, including in Scotland, the court heard.
