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[Fujian, China police solve a cryptocurrency black-on-black robbery case, recover most of the stolen funds and return them to the victim]2025 year March, Zheng Mouyi, Zou Moumou, and others exploited weak oversight and difficulties in collecting evidence in offline USDT over-the-counter transactions, premeditating a black-on-black robbery under the guise of an offline cryptocurrency transaction. The group raised more than 340000 yuan and invited a cryptocurrency merchant to conduct an offline transaction. During the transaction, after the merchant transferred more than 40000 USDT into a virtual wallet controlled by the group, Zheng Mouyi sprayed pepper spray into the victim's eyes on the spot and, together with others, violently seized all transaction funds. Afterwards, 6 individuals involved in the case divided the stolen funds. The day after the incident, public security authorities swiftly apprehended all persons involved, recovered most of the stolen funds, and returned them to the victim. The Jin'an District People's Procuratorate initiated public prosecution against Zheng Mouyi, Zou Moumou, and other 5 individuals for robbery. 2026 The court heard and ruled on the case in 5 defendants were convicted of robbery and respectively sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 5 years 7 months to years 4 months.