Court sentences disgraced Old School RuneScape dev who stole players' gold and "banked more than…
Former Old School RuneScape developer Andrew Lakeman has been sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence for stealing over £300,000 worth of in-game gold and items from player accounts. The court ruled that OSRS gold can legally be defined as 'property' subject to criminal theft, setting a potential precedent for virtual asset cases.
- Entities
- Company: Jagex
- Company: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- Game: Old School RuneScape
- Topic: Theft
- Person: Andrew Lakeman
- Topic: Virtual Property
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