THE BLOCK · 2026-11-11 12:46 UTC

Crypto fraudster jailed for eight years over $2.7 million theft plot directed from prison

Robert Barr was sentenced to eight years at the High Court in Glasgow for directing an attempted cryptocurrency theft of £2 million ($2.7 million) from his cell at HMP Edinburgh. Accomplices Sean Favier and Iain Doyle received four and five years, respectively, after pleading guilty to serious organized crime. The plan used AnyDesk remote access software to take control of the victims' computer, but the pair left after the occupants refused to open the door, and Barr's phone later revealed his role.

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