A Scottish court sentenced Robert Barr to eight years in prison for organizing an attempted theft of about 2 million pounds ($2.7 million) in cryptocurrency while he was already jailed, The Block reported on November 11.
According to The Block, the High Court in Glasgow handed down the sentence. Barr was serving a 21-month term for crypto-related fraud at HMP Edinburgh when he planned the plot. Co-defendants Iain Doyle and Sean Favier received five and four years respectively. All three pleaded guilty to involvement in serious organized crime. Lord Cubie presided.
The Block reported that Barr intended to use the remote-access software AnyDesk to control a victim’s computer from prison. His accomplices were to enter the couple’s home and persuade the homeowner to download the program, after which Barr would move funds from the victim’s wallet into accounts he controlled.
The plan failed on April 17, 2024, at about 11:30 p.m. Doyle and Favier arrived at the house, but the occupants saw them on a doorbell camera and refused to open the door. Police seized Barr’s phone on June 25, 2024, and found messages detailing his role and instructions to the two men.
Lord Cubie said the crime “married 21st-century computer sophistication with old-fashioned housebreaking,” The Block reported. He called Barr’s decision to organize the offense from prison a material aggravating factor. Barr faces a serious crime prevention hearing on November 17.
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- The Block: Crypto fraudster jailed for eight years over $2.7 million theft plot directed from prison
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