BBC · 2026-11-10 17:08 UTC

Cyber criminal orchestrated £2m crypto theft bid from jail cell

Robert Barr, 29, was jailed for eight years for orchestrating an attempted £2m cryptocurrency theft from his prison cell at HMP Edinburgh. Barr ordered Sean Favier and Iain Doyle to steal digital assets from homes in Midlothian; the plan was foiled during the second raid when they were caught on a doorbell camera. The first raid in January 2024 targeted a co-founder of a cryptocurrency start-up, but the raiders could not access a stolen wallet without its PIN.

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