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Norman Silvester

Crypto currency fraud victim vows to fly 3000 miles to see Scot stand trial over £7m scam

A victim of a £7million cryptocurrency fraud has vowed to fly 3000 miles to Scotland to help bring the prime suspect to trial.

Robert Barr, 25, is charged with scamming digital cash from millionaire financier Reggie Middleton five years ago while living with his mum at the family home in Ayrshire.

The 54-year-old New York-based cryptocurrency dealer said the theft in 2017 set off a chain of events which led to his financial ruin and he is only now getting back on his feet.

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