During the vetting interview, Mr Hussain reiterated he was not close to Person A and they “did not talk”, the hearing report stated. The force later found a series of financial transactions between Mr Hussain and Person A with around £4,000 both received from Person A and sent to him by Mr Hussain. The force said this proved Mr Hussain’s claims they were not close to be “false”.
It seems like they have a problem with "Person A", so the fact that crypto was used in the transactions involved is not really at issue.
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It seems like they have a problem with "Person A", so the fact that crypto was used in the transactions involved is not really at issue.