drug dealer's claims he made a fortune trading in Bitcoin as part of a bid by the Crown to claw back £800,000. Dale Pearson is alleged to have made more than three quarters of a million pounds from criminal activity and the cash is at the centre of a Proceeds of Crime battle.
Pearson is set to fight the action by claiming that he made huge profits by successfully trading in the highly volatile cryptocurrency market.
Solicitor Iain Houston, for Pearson, told Dundee Sheriff Court: "We are awaiting an updated report from a forensic accountant regarding his historical Bitcoin trading."The Crown have indicated they would require four weeks to consider that report and perhaps then adjust the settlement figure." The proceeds hearing was continued.
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