In a London court, Jian Wen is facing allegations of laundering Bitcoin as part of a purported $6 billion investment fraud, while her defense argues she was unwittingly manipulated by the real architect of the scheme.
The case against Wen includes accusations of converting Bitcoin into cash for her boss, Yadi Zhang, using intermediaries and using the proceeds to buy property in Dubai. Despite this, Wen maintains she was oblivious to the illicit origins of her employer's wealth when authorities confiscated over £1.7 billion in Bitcoin from her residence.
Mark Harris, Wen's defense attorney, portrayed Zhang as the cunning brain behind the operation, branding him a "super villain."
Harris emphasized that Wen was an unwilling pawn in Zhang's elaborate fraud that misled approximately 130,000 investors with complex investment
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