PANews January 24 News, according to Decrypt, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK has informed Sen Hok Ling, who previously provided funds and assistance to convicted Bitcoin scammer Qian Zhiming, that he must pay over $7.6 million (£5 million) within 3 months, or face re-imprisonment and an additional 8-year sentence.
Sen Hok Ling is a Malaysian citizen who pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of money laundering and was sentenced to nearly five years in prison. Between February and April 2024, he received 83.7 Bitcoins from Qian Zhiming and converted them into cash through a bank account in the UAE and third-party exchanges. Civil proceedings involving 61,000 Bitcoins under Qian Zhiming’s name are still ongoing.
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