E98: After 25 Years Fighting Crime at the MET, Jonathan Benton is Recovering Your Stolen Crypto

<p>Jonathan Benton spent 25 years at London&#39;s Metropolitan Police - running undercover operations straight out of &quot;The Wire,&quot; investigating homicide and counterterrorism, and ultimately leading international corruption cases that took down politicians laundering hundreds of millions through London.</p><p>In one of his biggest cases, his Nigerian counterpart was taken to a basement and offered $18 million in cash to shut the investigation down.</p><p>After leaving the Met, Jonathan advised George Clooney and Brad Pitt&#39;s NGO The Sentry on war crimes investigations in South Sudan and the DRC. </p><p>He now runs iSanctuary, a company pioneering a remarkable legal-tech innovation: serving court orders directly onto the blockchain to freeze and recover stolen crypto.</p><p>We talk Met Police war stories, the reality of fraud in modern London, how on-chain investigations actually work, and what victims of crypto scams can do today.</p><p>Learn more: isanctuary.io</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is sponsored by FirstRead — the AI-powered legal assistant that reads, marks up, and chats through contracts right inside your Word document. If you&#39;re a founder, builder, or anyone dealing with legal agreements, FirstRead is a game-changer.🔗 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHZiaW1UQ1NvUDF6QkN5RExROTBYaHAzdjRZQXxBQ3Jtc0trVDhtd05zRno4Xy1OV24tQy16YVRZVVQ1dFNFOXhWY05kWGlGdnBZcjFhWmFtcDBTYXB6a05EMlphVlYxRmxhQmJoVThXdnVyc2VOMEYxOEowTk9KbHc3TzZYbUJzZWdBZ19fbjBBN0tBQ1NMUU9xTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffirst-read.com%2Fsignup%3Fref%3DBEYOND2026&v=qiH3TJzHKZs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://first-read.com/signup?ref=BEY...</a> and use code BYNDTHECODE10 at signup for 10% off.</p>