Russia has sentenced a former chief investigator to 16 years in jail after he was caught accepting a 1,032-bitcoin bribe, now value $65 million, from a bunch of hackers.
Marat Tambiyev was accused final yr of accepting the bitcoin bribe from a duo concerned with the Infraud Group hacking group he was investigating whereas working for the Investigative Committee of Russia.
As a part of the deal, Tambiyev agreed to not confiscate the group’s illegally obtained bitcoin. He subsequently acquired half of the unlawful belongings on April 7, 2022.
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In 2023, Russian authorities found the bitcoin on a Mac beneath a file labeled ‘Pension.’ Authorities deduced that the sum made no sense given his job may have solely made him 11.7 million rubles ($144,000).
Tambiyev reportedly denies the costs and claims he was framed. He intends to attraction the sentencing alongside Kristina Lyakhovenko, a colleague who was jailed for 9 years for her position in the identical case.
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