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Botched Crypto Mugging Lands Three U.K. Men in Jail

Summary: Three U.K. men were arrested after a resident in Spalding Common, Lincolnshire called police shortly after 11 p.m. on September 6 to report suspicious activity, and officers who stopped their VW Golf found an imitation firearm, a taser, a baseball bat and a police uniform in the boot. Thomas Green, 23, Rayhan Miah, 23, and Leonardo Sapiano, 24 were charged with weapons possession and with intent to cause loss to another by making an unwarranted demand of cryptocurrency, and a 19-year-old hacker known as Discoli said the trio was trying to force entry to his home to rob or blackmail him for crypto while he was not there.

Bottom line: The Telegram channels where these men transact have hundreds to thousands of members each and carry standing offers of thousands of dollars for in-person attacks, including 'brickings' and assaults on rivals, so the dispute surface for a crypto-holding employee now extends past the keyboard to a knock at the door.

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