Russian investigator handed 16 years in jail for accepting 1,032-bitcoin bribe

Russia has sentenced a former chief researcher to 16 years in jail after he was caught taking bribes price 1,032 bitcoins, now price $65 million, from a gaggle of hackers.

Marat Tambiyev was accused final 12 months of accepting the bitcoin bribe from a duo concerned within the Infraud Group hacking group that he investigated whereas working for the Investigative Committee of Russia.

As a part of the deal, Tambiyev agreed to not confiscate the group’s illegally obtained bitcoin. He then obtained half of the unlawful property on April 7, 2022.

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In 2023, Russian authorities found bitcoin on a Mac below a file known as ‘Pension’. The authorities concluded that the quantity made no sense as his job might solely have earned him cash 11.7 million rubles ($144,000).

Tambiyev reportedly denies the allegations and claims he was framed. He plans to enchantment the conviction, together with Kristina Lyakhovenko, a colleague who was jailed for 9 years for her position in the identical case.