tldr; Russia sentenced former chief investigator Marat Tambiyev to 16 years in jail for accepting a 1,032-bitcoin bribe, worth $65 million, from hackers he was investigating. Tambiyev agreed not to confiscate the group’s illegal bitcoin, receiving half of it in April 2022. Authorities found the bitcoin on his Mac under a file labeled ‘Pension,’ inconsistent with his earnings. Tambiyev denies the charges and plans to appeal, alongside colleague Kristina Lyakhovenko, who received a nine-year sentence.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
DaRunningdead on
This the part where it gets funny
>In 2023, Russian authorities discovered the bitcoin on a Mac under a file labeled ‘Pension.’
PandorasBucket on
That’s a huge bribe
InclineDumbbellPress on
Shouldve taken the bribe in cash instead /s
Hungry-Class9806 on
Russia: The country where being a corrupt official gets you lighter sentences than being a journalist.
partymsl on
Another forced diamond hand through prison.
lennethluna on
In 16 years dude will left prison loaded.
Or broken lol
itsaBazinga on
The guy should have left Russia as soon as he got it or at least hide it better.
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tldr; Russia sentenced former chief investigator Marat Tambiyev to 16 years in jail for accepting a 1,032-bitcoin bribe, worth $65 million, from hackers he was investigating. Tambiyev agreed not to confiscate the group’s illegal bitcoin, receiving half of it in April 2022. Authorities found the bitcoin on his Mac under a file labeled ‘Pension,’ inconsistent with his earnings. Tambiyev denies the charges and plans to appeal, alongside colleague Kristina Lyakhovenko, who received a nine-year sentence.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
This the part where it gets funny
>In 2023, Russian authorities discovered the bitcoin on a Mac under a file labeled ‘Pension.’
That’s a huge bribe
Shouldve taken the bribe in cash instead /s
Russia: The country where being a corrupt official gets you lighter sentences than being a journalist.
Another forced diamond hand through prison.
In 16 years dude will left prison loaded.
Or broken lol
The guy should have left Russia as soon as he got it or at least hide it better.