Zhimin Qian cheated 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before going on the run for six years
A fraudster has been jailed over a scam that led to the UK’s largest ever cryptocurrency seizure of bitcoin worth more than £5.5bn.
Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before fleeing to the UK as an international fugitive.
She had stored the illegally obtained funds in bitcoin assets and spent years evading UK police by sightseeing across Europe, staying in upmarket hotels and living a life of luxury, Southwark Crown court heard.
The Chinese national, also known as Yadi Zhang, was arrested last year after spending nearly six years at large.
