eVDEn eve nAKliYaT<\/a> ‘These offenders used the internet from the comfort of their own homes to obtain tens of millions of pounds worth of Bitcoin which did not belong to them.<\/p>\n‘Cyber-enabled crime presents an increasing threat to international economic stability, as well as to honest individual investors in cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n
‘The CPS advised our police partners throughout this international investigation.<\/p>\n
‘Painstaking analysis of vast amounts of digital material and collaborative liaison with the Australian and Finnish authorities enabled us to mount a successful prosecution against these criminals.’<\/p>\n
DS David Wainwright of Lancashire Police said: ‘This was a large and complex case in which these offenders have now been brought to justice.<\/p>\n
‘I would like to thank everyone who worked as a team, together with our partner agencies, to achieve this successful outcome.’<\/p>\n
Det Sgt David Wainwright, of Lancashire Police’s Fraud Unit, said: ‘The scale of the fraud in this case is absolutely staggering and led to the suspects literally having more money than they could spend.<\/p>\n
‘I would like to pay tribute to all the agencies who worked closely together to bring these people to justice.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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