Convicted Murderer Wins Back Bitcoin Wallet Despite Life Sentence

Convicted killer William Sandeson won a court order for the return of his bitcoin wallet while serving a life sentence for murder. The ruling covered a laptop seized after his arrest, while cash remained withheld. William Sandeson secured the return of his bitcoin wallet despite serving a life sentence for murder. Justice John Bodurtha of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, the Canadian province’s superior trial court, ordered the laptop containing the wallet returned on Nov. 3. Prosecutors had failed to establish that the cryptocurrency was used in the drug transaction, represented criminal proceeds, or was otherwise connected to criminal activity. Appearing remotely at the Halifax hearing, Sandeson pursued a motion filed in April seeking the return of personal belongings seized following his 2015 arrest.

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