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Russian Traffic Police Officer Sentenced to 7 Years for Stealing Bitcoin Worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Through Violent Means
Summary: According to reports, a traffic police officer in Ufa, Russia, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing around 20 million rubles (equivalent to hundreds of thousands of dollars) worth of Bitcoin. The case dates back to 2022, when the officer illegally obtained access to the phones of two detainees while handling a ...
According to reports, a traffic police officer in Ufa, Russia, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing around 20 million rubles (equivalent to hundreds of thousands of dollars) worth of Bitcoin. The case dates back to 2022, when the officer illegally obtained access to the phones of two detainees while handling a case, transferring BTC from their encrypted wallets through messaging apps, accompanied by violent evidence collection. The court sentenced him to 7 years in a regular prison, ordered him to compensate the victims with around 20 million rubles, and stripped him of his rank. (Bits.media)
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