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NEWS: Three people charged in the UK probe into £120M in laundered cryptocurrency

Representations of cryptocurrencies in this illustration taken January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

THREE individuals have been charged with money laundering offenses tied to an investigation involving approximately £120 million in cryptocurrency.

Oladele Olojede, 37, and Elena Akintolu-Lopato, 43, both of Seacroft, Leeds, are scheduled to appear at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Friday. A third individual, Opeoluwa Olojede, 38, of Sheffield, is set to appear on 5 February.

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