Prisoner Jailed for 8 Years Over $2.7M Crypto Theft Plot Run From His Cell
Robert Barr, 29, was sentenced to eight years in prison for directing an attempted £2 million cryptocurrency theft from his cell. Two accomplices, Sean Favier and Iain Doyle, received four- and five-year sentences. The plan was for them to enter a Midlothian home and force a crypto holder to install remote-access software, enabling Barr to transfer the funds. The victims spotted the masked men on a doorbell camera and refused entry. Investigators found months of planning on Barr’s seized phone, including reconnaissance and messages contemplating threats or violence. The plot followed an earlier burglary in which the group stole a crypto wallet but could not access its funds. The judge cited Barr’s prior crypto fraud conviction and his coordination of the crime from prison as aggravating factors.
