CoinVoice recently learned that according to Decrypt, former Russian investigator Marat Tambiyev was sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting about $73 million in Bitcoin bribes during his investigation of organized crime. This amount is more than five times the highest bribe amount in Russian history.
Marat Tambiyev was accused of transferring half of the criminal gang’s bitcoins to his own wallet and leaving the other half to the criminals. Investigators found the bitcoin wallet key in a folder named “pension” on his laptop.
Marat Tambiyev maintained his innocence in court and argued that his actions helped the state recover some of the criminal gang's proceeds. He plans to appeal the verdict, according to Russian state media. Currently, one-third of the bitcoins that were stored on Marat Tambiyev's computer have been recovered, and the whereabouts of the rest are still unclear. [Original link]
