- The murder plot was uncovered before anyone was killed or injured.
- Wan transferred $8,000 worth of Bitcoin three times before the FBI found out.
- James Wan has pleaded guilty to using Bitcoin to pay a hitman to murder his girlfriend.
James Wan, a US-based medical doctor, has pleaded guilty in a murder-for-hire case where he used Bitcoin to pay a hitman to murder his girlfriend. According to the U.S. Attorney, the plot was uncovered before anyone was killed or injured.
James Wan, a 54-year-old medical doctor, pleaded guilty to paying a darknet killer in Bitcoin to murder his girlfriend. He transferred $8,000 worth of Bitcoins three times (to the wrong address once); due to the drop in Bitcoin prices, he transferred another $1,200 Bitcoins; then…— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 23, 2023
In a recent post by Colin Wu, a famous crypto reporter, the 54-year-old medical doctor transferred $8,000 worth of Bitcoin three times, once to the wrong address, to a killer he met on the dark web. Wan transferred an extra $1,200 in Bitcoin due to dropping prices before the FBI found out, protected his girlfriend, and arrested him.
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