Russian Investigator Sentenced to 16 Years for Accepting $65M Bitcoin Bribe from Hackers

https://cryptopotato.com/russian-investigator-sentenced-to-16-years-for-accepting-65m-bitcoin-bribe-from-hackers/

3 Comments

  1. If you give me the chance to be in this investigator’s shoes, I might do what he does but not get caught.

  2. tldr; Marat Tambiyev, a former Russian investigator, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting a bribe of 1,032 bitcoins (worth $65 million) from the Infraud Organization hacking group. Tambiyev, who worked for the Investigative Committee of Russia, received the bribe to prevent the confiscation of the group’s illegal assets. The bribe was discovered in early 2023, and the bitcoins were seized. Tambiyev claims innocence, alleging a setup. His subordinate, Kristina Lyakhovenko, received a nine-year sentence. Both plan to appeal.

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  3. I would say YES without hesitating if someone offers me that bribe. Then I would lose it all in a boating accident. 👀