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Russia seizes $10M in Bitcoin from ex-official in bribery case
The Russian government confiscated $10 million worth of Bitcoin from a former law enforcement official, according to local reports. Russian court enforcement officers have begun confiscating Bitcoin from a former employee at the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in a massive bribery case involving cryptocurrency. The officers began proceedings to seize 1 billion Russian rubles ($10 million) — or roughly 103 BTC — from former ICRF employee Marat Tambiev, who was convicted of crypto bribery in 2023, the news agency TASS reported on Jan. 8. The confiscated Bitcoin will be added to Russia’s ... (full story)