Crypto Used to Extend Court Proceedings

[madmax]

Barnes attempted to leverage the allure of crypto as part of his legal defense, producing fake wallet documents claiming millions in assets. The UK court rejected the documents, calling them potentially aggravating due to forgery. While most of Barnes’ scams involved classic methods like impersonating banks and demanding false payments, the inclusion of crypto shows how blockchain is entering even traditional fraud cases.

[Nahid Hossen]

Barnes faking crypto wallets for his defense 🤯 Court saw right through it—classic scams now blending with blockchain forgery. ️

[Rimon Khan]

UK court rejecting fake wallet docs Shows how crypto’s “allure” is even creeping into old-school fraud trials.