{
  "id": 6281430,
  "title": "Old School RuneScape developer sentenced for stealing and selling in-game virtual gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/old-school-runescape-developer-sentenced-for-stealing-and-selling-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T12:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113762-old-school-runescape-developer-sentenced-stealing-selling-game.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Stealing virtual gold coins can earn some real-world money, even in retro-focused experiences such as Old School RuneScape. A developer named Andrew Lakeman tried to abuse his privileged position as a content creator working at Jagex, but a years-long investigation has illustrated that crime does not pay – no matter... Read Entire Article",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}