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NCA investigator accused of stealing 50 Silk Road bitcoins

Original: 📬 NCA-Ermittler stiehlt 50 Silk-Road-Bitcoin – Staat fordert 1,8 Millionen # Bitcoin # Rechtssachen # Beschlagnahmung #

Paul Chowles, an investigator with the UK's National Crime Agency, is accused of stealing 50 bitcoins linked to the Silk Road darknet market case. Authorities are now seeking a confiscation order of around £1.8 million under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The case has drawn attention as it involves a law enforcement officer allegedly taking seized cryptocurrency for himself.

Why now: The irony of an anti-crime investigator allegedly stealing seized cryptocurrency is attracting widespread attention.

Paul ChowlesNational Crime AgencySilk RoadBitcoinThomas White

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