Robert Barr, a 29-year-old Scottish inmate, has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the High Court in Scotland for orchestrating an attempted theft of up to £2 million ($2.7 million) in cryptocurrency from within Edinburgh Prison. Barr directed two accomplices to break into the home of a crypto startup co-founder in Midlothian and coerce him into installing remote-control software AnyDesk, enabling Barr to transfer digital assets to his own wallet. The plot was foiled in April 2024 when the victim identified the intruders via a doorbell camera before they could gain entry. Accomplices Sean Favier and Iain Doyle received sentences of four and five years respectively for their roles in the failed burglary attempt.