"You're under arrest. You're going to be arrested for money laundering."

These were some of the last words Zhimin Qian heard as a free woman before she was arrested for allegedly laundering billions of dollars in cryptocurrency.

'... compelling evidence of the criminal origins of the crypto assets ...'

Qian, 47, was dubbed the "Goddess of Wealth" due to a lavish lifestyle acquired through money laundering with her accomplice, Malaysian national Hok Seng Ling , also 47. Qian is Chinese.

Police investigated Qian and conducted a search of her Hampstead, London, mansion in October 2018 after she attempted to buy another house worth over $16 million. According to the Telegraph , police found laptops, cash, and even a " treasure map " to a safe-deposit box in London. The drawn map

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