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 gaggle 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 property on April 7, 2022.
In 2023, Russian authorities found the bitcoin on a Mac below a file labeled ‘Pension.’ Authorities deduced that the sum made no sense given his job might 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.
