British sprinter CJ Ujah charged in connection with crypto fraud case

Odaily Planet Daily News According to a British police report, former World Athletics Championships 4x100m relay gold medalist and British sprinter CJ Ujah, along with nine other individuals, has been charged with "conspiracy to defraud" in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud case.

Police stated that the criminal gang impersonated police officers and cryptocurrency company staff to carry out telephone scams against multiple victims, tricking them into disclosing key wallet security information, including seed phrases, and subsequently transferring the victims' crypto assets. One victim suffered losses exceeding £300,000. The case was solved after a joint investigation by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) across Kent, Essex, and London. The ten suspects have appeared in court, with Ujah being granted bail until a further hearing on May 28th.

The 32-year-old Ujah won the 4x100m relay gold medal for Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships and also claimed the Diamond League title that same year. In 2022, he was banned for 22 months due to a doping violation, which was later attributed to a contaminated supplement leading to a false positive. Besides Ujah, another British sprinter, Brandon Mingeli, was also among those arrested and is currently in custody pending trial. (The Guardian)