Former Olympic silver‑medallist CJ Ujah has been charged with conspiracy to defraud after police say he was part of an organised crime ring that stole cryptocurrency from unsuspecting victims.. The case,heard at Chelmsford Crown Court, stems from a scheme that used fake police and crypto‑company calls to hijack digital wallets.

£300,000 loss reported by a single victim

According to the court filings, one victim claimed to have lost more than £300,000 after being tricked into handing over security details for their crypto wallet. The fraudsters allegedly posed as law‑enforcement officers and representatives of a cryptocurrency firm, convincing the victim that their assets were at risk and that they needed to transfer funds for “protection”.

Multi‑force raids hit Kent, Essex and London on April 29

The investigation involved coordinated actions by several police forces, culminating in raids across Kent, Essex and London on 29 April.. As reported by the prosecution, the sweeps targeted ten suspects and resulted in the seizure of electronic devices and documents that allegedly link the group to the phone‑based impersonation scheme.

Ten defendants, including Ujah, face conspiracy to defraud

All ten individuals, whose ages range from 23 to 28, have been charged with conspiracy to defraud.. Four – Brandon Mingeli, Louis Richards‑Miller, Joseph Umoru and Jami Durston – were remanded in custody, while the remaining six, including Ujah, were released on bail pending a further hearing on 24 July. The court record notes that Ujah entered the dock alongside co‑defendants, while others appeared via video link from prison.

Ujah’s Olympic medal stripped after 2021 doping breach

Ujah, 32, from Enfield, north London, once ranked the fifth‑fastest British 100 m sprinter and was part of the world‑champion 4×100 m relay team in 2017. His Olympic silver medal from the Tokyo Games was rescinded after a positive test for two banned substances, though a later review cleared him of intentional doping. The crypto case now adds a criminal dimension to his already turbulent sporting career.

Who coordinated the impersonation calls?

The source material does not identify a mastermind behind the phone‑based fraud, leaving investigators to piece together whether a single organizer directed the calls or if the operation emerged from a loosely conected network. Additionally, the exact number of victims beyond the £300,000 loss remains undisclosed.