According to BlockBeats, a former traffic police officer in Ufa, Russia, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing approximately 20 million rubles worth of Bitcoin. The incident dates back to 2022 when the officer illegally accessed the mobile phones of two detained individuals during an investigation. He used messaging apps and crypto wallets to transfer Bitcoin, employing violent methods to obtain evidence. The court has sentenced him to a regular correctional facility for seven years, ordered him to compensate the victims with around 20 million rubles, and stripped him of his police rank.
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According to BlockBeats, a former traffic police officer in Ufa, Russia, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing approximately 20 million rubles worth of Bitcoin. The incident dates back to 2022 when the officer illegally accessed the mobile phones of two detained individuals during an investigation. He used messaging apps and crypto wallets to transfer Bitcoin, employing violent methods to obtain evidence. The court has sentenced him to a regular correctional facility for seven years, ordered him to compensate the victims with around 20 million rubles, and stripped him of his police rank.