UMVA has learned that two men were convicted for a chilling series of arson attacks targeting property linked to the Prime Minister.
In the dead of night, a Toyota Rav4 once owned by the leader was ignited on a quiet Kentish Town street, flames licking the pavement as residents slept.
Hours later, two houses burst into infernos, including the home of the Prime Minister’s sister‑in‑law, still owned by him, leaving families trembling in terror.
Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were found guilty after a seven‑and‑a‑half hour deliberation, while their alleged accomplice, Petro Pochynok, 35, was cleared.
The prosecution revealed that Pochynok had been lured into the plot under the pretense of helping a friend transport heavy suitcases, only to be handed a camera phone to document the blaze.
Jurors watched a grainy video captured by Lavrynovych, showing a match flung onto accelerant at a doorstep, the spark that set the night ablaze.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the incendiary campaign was orchestrated by a shadowy Telegram figure known only as “El Money,” who promised cryptocurrency rewards for filmed arson.
Lavrynovych testified that he was threatened by the mysterious contact, who dangled £3,000 in digital currency if the fires were recorded and thrust into the headlines.
El Money, an anonymous Russian‑speaking operator, had previously hired the duo for vandalism against an Islamic community centre, trading hate‑filled graffiti for cash.
Police swooped in within a week, seizing the suspects; Carpiuc was intercepted at Luton Airport before he could board a flight back to Romania.
Counter‑terrorism officials stressed that, despite the ominous moniker, there was no evidence the mastermind posed a national security threat.
The judges concluded the motive was pure greed and disruption, aimed at sowing fear around the Prime Minister’s name rather than any ideological crusade.
