Moscow law enforcement, together with customs officers, uncovered electricity theft at the Rosseti company for cryptocurrency mining. The disclosure was made by Ekaterina Korotkova, a representative of the Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor’s Office, according to ТАСС.
The mining equipment was illegally connected to a line owned by PJSC Rosseti Moscow Region. The amount of electricity consumed amounted to more than 500,000 rubles per day.
A criminal case has been opened; the investigation is ongoing.
Earlier in June in Moscow suspects were detained in the theft of mining equipment worth 3 million rubles.
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