"Bitcoin Queen", whose Huang Ke's dream was exposed?
Jian Wen, a 42-year-old British Chinese woman known as the "Bitcoin Queen", was sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison on the 24th for money laundering. She changed from a deliveryman to a mansion and a luxury car. The reason behind her overnight wealth involved a financial Ponzi scheme in China in 2017, the case of Tianjin Lantian Ge Rui illegally absorbing public deposits.
Perhaps you have also heard its slogan, "You give Ge Rui three years, and Ge Rui will give you three generations of wealth." Lantian Ge Rui, under the name of an electronic technology company, has launched more than 10 financial products. Through the model of recruiting people to develop downlines, it lures the public to participate in investment with high interest rates. The annualized interest rate is as low as 100% and as high as 300%.
According to statistics, the case has embezzled more than 43 billion yuan. The main culprit Qian Zhimin fled to the UK. Due to a car accident and language barriers, Jian Wen was found as an assistant. Wen Jian's job was to convert Qian Zhimin's bitcoins into cash and then make large purchases, including the purchase of Mercedes-Benz cars and luxury homes.
During the trial, Wen Jian admitted that he participated in the processing of some cryptocurrencies, but did not know that they were criminal proceeds. When he was arrested, the British police seized more than 61,000 bitcoins, with a total value of 12.7 billion yuan at the market price at the time.
