{
  "id": 10974134,
  "title": "Ex-NCA officer who worked on Silk Road operation ordered to repay £1.8M for stealing seized Bitcoin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ex-nca-officer-who-worked-on-silk-road-operation-ordered-to-repay-1",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/30/ex-nca-officer-who-worked-on-silk-road-operation-ordered-to-repay-18m-for-stealing-seized-bitcoin/5300179"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paul Chowles, a former National Crime Agency officer who was involved in the investigation into the Silk Road 2.0 operation, has been ordered to repay over £1.8 million for stealing 50 Bitcoin seized from convicted Silk Road 2.0 administrator Thomas White. In 2017, Chowles took control of 50 Bitcoin from White's retirement wallet and divided them into smaller amounts, routing them through a Bitcoin mixing service. By the time of his sentencing in 2025, the value of the 50 Bitcoin had risen significantly, resulting in a confiscation order of £1,970,759.27.",
  "summary": "Paul Chowles helped himself to 50 coins while examining devices linked to Silk Road 2.0",
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        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Ex-NCA officer who worked on Silk Road operation ordered to repay £1.8M for stealing seized Bitcoin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ex-nca-officer-who-worked-on-silk-road-operation-ordered-to-repay-1-10976532",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:11:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Decrypt",
        "title": "Ex-NCA Officer Must Repay $2.4M for Bitcoin He Stole When It Was Worth $77K",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ex-nca-officer-must-repay-2-4m-for-bitcoin-he-stole-when-it-was-worth",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:17:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}