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IE: ‘Loner’, 21, jailed over online theft of $2m worth of cryptocurrencies

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Dissent

Brian Hoban reports:

A 21-year-old Dublin ‘loner’ has been jailed after being caught in a Bitcoin scam with the help of US Homeland Security.

Conor Freeman took part in the online theft of more than $2million worth of cryptocurrencies.

Read more about this case and some of the victims on Extra.ie.


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