According to AiCoin, on December 27, a former traffic police officer in Ufa, Russia, was sentenced to seven years in a general regime prison for stealing approximately 20 million rubles (tens of thousands of dollars) worth of Bitcoin. The incident occurred in 2022, when the officer illegally accessed the mobile phones of two detained individuals during case handling, used messaging apps to transfer BTC, and committed acts of violent evidence collection. The court also ordered him to compensate the victims 20 million rubles and strip his police rank.
Russian Ex-Traffic Police Officer Sentenced to 7 Years for Stealing Bitcoin Worth 20 Million Rubles
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A Russian ex-traffic police officer in Ufa was sentenced to seven years in a general regime prison for stealing 20 million rubles (tens of thousands of dollars) worth of Bitcoin. The incident took place in 2022, when the officer accessed the phones of two detained individuals and transferred BTC via messaging apps. The court ordered him to pay 20 million rubles in compensation and stripped his police rank. The case highlights what is considered a serious breach in crypto security and law enforcement ethics.
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