A 54-year-old doctor in the USA sent thousands of dollars of Bitcoin to a hitman to kill his wife.
According to the statement made by the US Department of Justice, a person named James Wan tried to find a hitman on the dark web to kill his wife on April 18, 2022.
Wan, who published an advertisement for this, said that his wife name, address, Facebook account, license plate And his car information shared. Wan then said the money half Approximately approx. Transferred 8 thousand dollars worth of Bitcoin.
Wan, who could not see the money in his account even after two days, contacted an official on the platform and transferred the money. sent to wrong wallet noticed. Later, after finding the correct wallet address, Wan accessed the account once again. 8 thousand dollars Bitcoin transferred.
Wan said that in order to have enough money in his account, on April 29, 2022, approximately 8 thousand dollars He made another Bitcoin transfer. The 54-year-old doctor transferred money to his account on May 10, 2022 because Bitcoin lost value. approximately 1200 dollars Bitcoin transferred more.
FBI officials following the transactions told Wan’s wife provided protection and interrogated Wan. Wan, who admitted that he made the transactions, later removed the ad he shared on the dark web.
The sentence of Wan, who confessed his crime, will be decided on January 18, 2024.