Ex-officer must repay £1.8m for stolen Bitcoin
An investigation was launched by Merseyside Police into the stolen Bitcoin and Chowles was arrested in May 2022.
- ▪An investigation was launched by Merseyside Police into the stolen Bitcoin and Chowles was arrested in May 2022.
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Ex-officer must repay £1.8m for stolen BitcoinImage source, CPSImage caption, Police say Paul Chowles took advantage of his position in the National Crime Agency to "line his own pockets"ByMatty EdwardsBristolPublished49 minutes agoA former National Crime Agency (NCA) officer will have to repay £1.8m after stealing the valuable cryptocurrency Bitcoin he seized during an investigation.Paul Chowles, 44, from Bristol, was jailed for five and a half years at Liverpool Crown Court last year after pleading guilty to theft and money laundering.After his part in an NCA investigation into criminals selling illegal goods on the dark web, Chowles transferred about half of the Bitcoin seized from a drug trafficker into his own accounts.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) secured a confiscation order…
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