Ex-NCA officer ordered to repay £1.8m stolen Bitcoin
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 12:55 · Archive
A former National Crime Agency officer must repay £1.8m in cryptocurrency he stole.
Paul Chowles, an ex-officer with the National Crime Agency from Bristol, has been ordered to repay £1.8m in Bitcoin that he stole. The cryptocurrency was seized during an investigation into a dark web site.
The court order requires Chowles to return the funds he took whilst working on the case. The exact circumstances of how he removed the Bitcoin from the investigation remain unclear from the available reports.
How it is being reported
- NCA officer stole millions in Bitcoin from dark web drug dealerBristolLive · 30 Sept, 15:46
- Ex-NCA officer must repay £1.8m for stolen BitcoinBBC Bristol · 30 Sept, 13:48
In this story: Paul Chowles · National Crime Agency · Bristol
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