The Cheremkhovo city prosecutor’s office approved an indictment against a 35-year-old local resident involved in cryptocurrency mining.
According to the investigation, from January to February 2023, the man installed 214 ASIC miners in a rented non-residential space and illegally connected them to a nearby transformer substation.
The operation of the farm caused damage to the power grid company amounting to over 1 million rubles.
The criminal case has been sent to the city court for trial.
In February, traffic police in Irkutsk apprehended serial thieves of cryptocurrency mining equipment following a chase.