[British Mastermind Sentenced to 8 Years for Planning $2.7 Million Crypto Asset Theft from Prison] According to TechFlow, on November 11th, The Block reported that the Scottish High Court sentenced Robert Barr to eight years in prison for remotely planning a £2 million (approximately $2.7 million) crypto asset theft while serving time in Edinburgh Prison. Two accomplices, Iain Doyle and Sean Favier, were sentenced to five and four years respectively. All three had previously pleaded guilty to involvement in organized serious crime. The court revealed the modus operandi as follows: Barr had his accomplices enter the victims' homes, instructing the homeowners to download the remote control software AnyDesk. From prison, Barr then controlled the couple's computers, entering payment addresses he controlled to transfer funds from the victims' wallets. On April 17, 2024, at approximately 11:30 PM, Favier and Doyle arrived at the couple's residence, but were captured on a doorbell camera. The homeowner refused to open the door, and the two were unable to enter, their plan failing. Judge Lord Cubie described it as "a crime combining 21st-century computer technology with old-fashioned burglary." On June 25, 2024, police seized Barr's phone, discovering detailed messages instructing two accomplices. The judge noted that Barr had previously served 21 months for crypto-related fraud, yet organized another crime while incarcerated, constituting a "significant aggravating circumstance," which, if convicted on trial, would have resulted in an eight-year and ten-month sentence. Barr is scheduled to appear at a serious crime prevention hearing on November 17.