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Russian Investigator Sentenced to 16 Years for Record $73 Million Bitcoin Bribe
Oct 9, 2024, 02:43 AM
Former Russian chief investigator Marat Tambiyev has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting bribes in Bitcoin. Tambiyev was convicted of taking 1,032 Bitcoins, worth approximately $65 million to $73 million, from an organized crime group he was investigating. The bribe, marking a record in modern Russian history, was given in exchange for Tambiyev's agreement not to confiscate the Bitcoins. This case highlights one of the largest corruption scandals involving cryptocurrency in Russia.
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