In Smolensk, ex-police officers were sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling cryptocurrency miners In Smolensk, a court convicted three former police officers in a case of abuse of office, which consisted of unjustified appropriation of equipment for mining cryptocurrencies. Interfax writes about this with reference to the regional department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

In Smolensk, ex-police officers were sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling cryptocurrency miners

In Smolensk, a court convicted three former police officers in a case of abuse of office, which consisted of unjustified appropriation of equipment for mining cryptocurrencies. About writes this "Interfax" with reference to the regional department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

As the investigation managed to establish, in February Of 2018 former employees, under the pretext of the alleged fact of theft of electricity, seized miners from the building of the shopping center. Their cost is estimated at more than 40 million rubles.

Subsequently, they used the devices at their own discretion. Stolen equipment worth more than 30 million rubles was found.

The verdict was passed under Part 3 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (exceeding official powers by a group of persons by prior agreement). In addition, one of the convicts was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 292 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (official forgery). Ex-policemen were sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment for each with serving in a general regime colony.

Earlier, the Rosseti company assessed the damage from the activities of illegal miners with 2017 year 600 million rubles.

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