Osunkoya因未经许可证的无加密货币ATM而入狱

在一个具有里程碑意义的案件中，英国因非法操作加密货币ATM而判处一名男子被判入狱四年。它使它成为该国的第一个刑事案件

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has closed a landmark case which saw a man sentenced to four years in prison for illegally operating cryptocurrency ATMs.

金融行为管理局（FCA）关闭了一个具有里程碑意义的案件，该案件因非法操作加密货币ATM而被判处四年徒刑。

It marks the UK’s first criminal case involving unauthorized crypto activity and saw 46-year-old Olumide Osunkoya convicted of five charges.

它标志着英国第一个涉及未经授权的加密活动的刑事案件，并看到46岁的奥卢米德·奥桑基亚（Olumide Osunkoya）被定罪五项指控。

Osunkoya was running 28 cryptocurrency ATMs through his company, GidiPlus Ltd., between December 2021 and March 2022 without being authorized by the FCA.

Osunkoya在2021年12月至2022年3月之间，通过他的公司Gidiplus Ltd.运行28个加密货币自动柜员机，而无需获得FCA的授权。

After the regulator refused to register the company and notified GidiPlus that it would be shutting down the machines, Osunkoya moved the property of the company and continued to manage a smaller network of 12 cryptocurrency ATMs under a different identity.

监管机构拒绝注册公司并通知Gidiplus将关闭机器后，Osunkoya搬迁了公司的财产，并继续管理一个在不同身份下的12个加密货币ATM的较小网络。

The court heard that the company did not carry out the required customer application and verification procedures to prevent money laundering. It was also not able to pay back the money held in its client account.

法院获悉，该公司没有执行所需的客户申请和验证程序以防止洗钱。它也无法偿还其客户帐户中持有的资金。

Osunkoya was arrested in September 2024 and later pleaded guilty to five charges. These included offenses related to fraud, the possession of criminal property and an attempt to manage a network of cryptocurrency ATMs without authorization.

奥桑基亚（Osunkoya）于2024年9月被捕，后来对五项指控认罪。其中包括与欺诈，拥有犯罪财产有关的罪行以及未经授权管理加密货币ATM网络的企图。

The case was heard at Kingston Crown Court, where Osunkoya was sentenced on February 20, 2025.

此案在金斯敦皇冠法院审理，奥桑基亚于2025年2月20日被判刑。

The judge found that Osunkoya had been trying to avoid detection and that the offenses were not the result of carelessness but rather deliberate actions.

法官发现，奥桑基亚一直在努力避免发现，而犯罪不是粗心的结果，而是故意行动。

It was also highlighted that attempts had been made to conceal the unlawful activity from the authorities. The offense was described as more than a simple regulatory breach.

还强调说，已经试图从当局掩盖非法活动。犯罪被描述为简单的监管违规行为。

Earlier this year, the FCA issued a statement highlighting its ongoing collaboration with law enforcement to combat the surging volume of crypto-related scams.

今年早些时候，FCA发表了一份声明，强调了其与执法部门正在进行的合作，以打击与加密相关的骗局的激增。

The regulator has been investigating multiple locations and disrupting the operation of unlicensed crypto ATMs throughout the country.

监管机构一直在调查多个位置，并破坏全国无牌加密ATM的操作。

In 2022, at the height of the crypto scam wave, there were more than 80 such machines in the UK. By 2024, none remain operational.

在2022年，在加密骗局浪潮的高峰期，英国有80台这样的机器。到2024年，没有人保持运营。

As part of its efforts, the FCA has also been advising members of the public about the significant risks involved in cryptocurrency investments.

作为其努力的一部分，FCA还一直向公众提供有关加密货币投资涉及的重大风险的建议。

The City regulator has warned that such transactions are largely unregulated and those who engage in them may lose all of their invested capital.

该市监管机构警告说，此类交易在很大程度上不受监管，参与这些交易的人可能会失去所有投资资本。

It was further confirmed that there will now be confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to recover any financial gains.

进一步确认，根据《 2002年犯罪法》的收益，将取回任何财务收益。