Zhimin Qian, 47, was arrested in April 2024 in what has been described as the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure

Zhimin Qian, 47, was arrested in April 2024 in what has been described as the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure

Qian Zhimin bought cryptocurrency using funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners, say police.

Zhimin Qian, 47, has been jailed for 11 years and eight months

Zhimin Qian cheated 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before going on the run for six years

Police seized 61,000 Bitcoin from Zhimin Qian, 47, as part of a years-long money laundering investigation.

Police said the investigation into Zhimin Qian, 47, led to officers recovering devices holding 61,000 Bitcoin in the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the U.K.

A “Crypto queen” fraudster who masterminded a scam that led UK police to seize more than £5.5bn in Bitcoin was arrested in bed, police bodycam video shows. Zhimin Qian, 47, of no…