PayPal fraudster's £50,000 in Bitcoin seized on proceeds of crime confiscation

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Gabriele Pearson sentenced to 15-month jail term last week among the first to have Bitcoins confiscated under Proceeds of Crime Act

A 23-year-old PayPal fraudster has become one of the first convicted criminals in the UK to have Bitcoins confiscated under a Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation order following his sentencing to 15...

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