# Robert Barr Gets Eight Years for Plot to Steal Up to £2 Million in Crypto By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/55178 Published: 2026-11-12T09:27:43.000Z Updated: 2026-11-12T09:27:43.000Z Section: Regulation > Two associates left a Midlothian home after residents challenged them through a doorbell intercom. The plan relied on remote access to the couple’s computer. Robert Barr received an eight-year prison term after organizing from prison a plan to steal up to £2 million in cryptocurrency from a couple in Midlothian; the associates sent to their home never got inside. The High Court in Glasgow sentenced Barr, 29, on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Sean Favier, 26, received four years, and Iain Doyle, 37, received five years. All three pleaded guilty to involvement in serious organized crime tied to the attempted theft. Barr’s sentence runs from Aug. 25, 2025, when his previous 21-month prison term for a similar cryptocurrency fraud expired. The judge treated Barr’s use of illicit communications to organize the offense from prison as an aggravating factor. The plan called for Favier and Doyle to enter the couple’s home and have one resident download AnyDesk, a remote-access program. Barr intended to use it to control the couple’s computer and direct cryptocurrency from their wallet to accounts he controlled. The two men went to the property at about 6:30 p.m. ET (10:30 p.m. UTC) on April 17, 2024. A doorbell camera captured the pair, and the residents answered through its intercom. Favier and Doyle left without entering, and the planned computer access did not take place. Preparations lasted months and included identifying the couple as cryptocurrency holders, surveillance and reconnaissance. Messages contemplated threats or violence. Prosecutors said prison officers seized Barr’s phone about two months after the attempted entry and found messages linking him to the plan. Lord Cubie told Barr, “Your culpability is high.” Earlier coverage detailed [Barr’s guilty plea and attempted robberies](). The court postponed consideration of a Serious Crime Prevention Order for Barr until Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 4:30 a.m. ET (09:30 UTC). ## Links in this article - [Barr’s guilty plea and attempted robberies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/24350)