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Scottish Inmate Gets Eight More Years for Directing Crypto Theft by Phone

CoinCentral·November 12, 2026·1 min read
Scottish Inmate Gets Eight More Years for Directing Crypto Theft by Phone

Robert Barr, 29, received an additional eight years for planning a failed £2 million ($2.7 million) crypto theft from prison using a remote-access app called AnyDesk. Two accomplices were jailed for four and five years. The targeted couple noticed the men on a doorbell camera and did not open the door.

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