Former transport police officer in Ufa sentenced to seven years for stealing 20 million rubles worth of Bitcoin
In Ufa, a former transport police officer was sentenced to seven years in a general regime penal colony for stealing Bitcoin valued at approximately 20 million rubles. The crime involved accessing the phones of detainees in 2022 and transferring cryptocurrency to himself.
This was reported by Russian propaganda media
The court found that the officer confiscated phones from detainees, gained access to their crypto wallets, and transferred the funds to his own accounts, employing physical violence against the victims. Besides imprisonment, he was stripped of his police major rank and ordered to compensate the victims.
This case highlights the serious consequences of abusing official power for criminal purposes. The sentence is expected to serve as a deterrent to other law enforcement officials and may lead to stronger safeguards over access to personal data during detentions.
