[Former UK NCA Officer Ordered to Repay $2.4 Million for Stealing 50 Bitcoins] Odaily Planet Daily reports that former UK National Crime Agency (NCA) officer Paul Chowles has been ordered by the court to repay £1.8107 million (approximately $2.4 million) after stealing 50 bitcoins from a wallet seized during the Silk Road 2.0 investigation. These bitcoins were worth around $77,000 at the time of the theft in 2017. Of the stolen bitcoins, 30 have been recovered, and the repayment order reflects their current total value. Paul Chowles admitted to charges of theft, transferring, and concealing criminal property in 2025, receiving a sentence of 5 years and 6 months in prison. He was dismissed from the NCA in July of the same year. (Decrypt)