Ex-NCA detective ordered to repay £1.8m stolen Bitcoin

Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 12:03 · Archive

A former National Crime Agency detective has been ordered to repay £1.8 million in Bitcoin he stole during a Silk Road investigation.

Paul Chowles, 44, a former National Crime Agency detective, has been ordered to repay £1.8 million in Bitcoin he stole while working on an investigation into Silk Road 2.0, the dark web marketplace. He was jailed for five-and-a-half years for the theft.

Chowles helped himself to 50 Bitcoin while examining devices linked to the operation. The cryptocurrency was supposed to remain as seized evidence from the investigation into the marketplace that was operated under the alias 'Dread Pirate Roberts' by Thomas White.

How it is being reported

• Ex-National Crime Agency officer ordered to repay more than £1.8m following Bitcoin theftThe money was supposed to be locked away forever, as one hidden transfer turned into a swelling debt that now follows him louder than prison bars.Daily Express · 1 Oct, 08:05
• Ex-NCA officer who worked on Silk Road operation ordered to repay £1.8M for stealing seized BitcoinPaul Chowles helped himself to 50 coins while examining devices linked to Silk Road 2.0The Register · 30 Sept, 16:11
• Ex-NCA officer ordered to surrender £1.8M for stealing seized BitcoinPaul Chowles helped himself to 50 coins while examining devices linked to Silk Road 2.0The Register · 30 Sept, 16:11
• Corrupt NCA detective ordered to repay £1.8million Bitcoin stolen from dark web drug dealerPaul Chowles, 44, was jailed for five-and-a-half years for taking the crypto from Thomas White who operated the infamous Silk Road under the alias 'Dread Pirate Roberts'The Mirror · 30 Sept, 14:25

In this story: Paul Chowles · Thomas White · National Crime Agency · Silk Road

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