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ForkLog 12 23.05.2024

Case of 2718 BTC Bribery Reaches Moscow Region Court

The Balashikha court has received a criminal case against former Moscow investigator Marat Tambiev and his subordinate Kristina Lyakhovenko, accused of accepting a substantial bribe in bitcoins from members of the hacker group Infraud Organization, as reported by Kommersant. The jurisdiction was changed due to concerns about Tambiev’s potential connections within the Moscow judiciary. Previously, […]

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ForkLog 7 15.04.2024

Police Officer in Karachay-Cherkessia Accused of Cryptocurrency Extortion

The Investigative Committee of Karachay-Cherkessia is probing an incident involving the extortion of cryptocurrency by the head of the local department for drug trafficking control. This was reported on the official Telegram channel of the agency. According to case materials, in October 2021, the accused received operational information about the activities of three local residents […]

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ForkLog 7 20.03.2024

Ukrainian Police Halt Cryptocurrency-Funded Border Escape

In the village of Hradenytsi, Odesa region, police intercepted two vehicles carrying a group of men attempting to illegally cross the border into Moldova. This was reported by the press service of the department. According to law enforcement, the transportation was organized by a resident of Odesa and a Donbas native previously convicted of theft […]

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ForkLog 9 01.02.2024

Ukrainian MP Suspected of Misappropriating Cryptocurrency Worth 24 Million UAH

NABU and the SAP have announced a suspicion against a Ukrainian Member of Parliament, who allegedly provided false information regarding cryptocurrency ownership in his 2020 declaration. According to local media, the individual in question is Oleksandr Marikovskyi, a member of the Servant of the People faction. The case materials indicate that in 2020, the MP […]

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ForkLog 11 24.01.2024

Ukrainian Conscripts Attempt to Bribe Their Way Out with Cryptocurrency

In Ukraine, a minibus driver promised to transport men of conscription age to Moldova in exchange for a cryptocurrency payment, according to local media. The vehicle was stopped near the village of Velyka Mykhailivka in the Odesa region. It contained four conscripts from the Kyiv and Poltava regions. Source: 7 Kanal. The driver requested between […]

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ForkLog 14 30.11.2023

In Russia, suspicious cryptocurrency transactions have doubled.

Rosfinmonitoring reports a doubling of suspicious cryptocurrency operations.

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ForkLog 5 23.11.2023

Former Russian police officer jailed for 12 years for Bitcoin bribe

The former head of the narcotics control department for the Republic of Mordovia was found guilty of receiving bitcoins as a bribe.

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ForkLog 11 21.11.2023

Ukrainian MP attempted to offer a Bitcoin bribe worth $50,000

NABU officers detained a member of the Ukrainian parliament during an attempt to bribe a government official with bitcoins.

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ForkLog 5 29.03.2022

Two Volgograd residents suspected of organizing illegal mining

In Volgograd, authorities are investigating a corruption scheme related to powering a mining farm.

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ForkLog 4 07.12.2021

US Includes Cryptocurrencies in Anti-Corruption Strategy

The Biden administration published the United States Strategy on Countering Corruption. In the first such document for the country, cryptocurrencies are mentioned.

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ForkLog 12 29.10.2021

Russia’s FSB seeks power to obtain information from cryptocurrency exchanges

Russia's FSB has released a draft order expanding the powers of agency personnel, allowing them to request information from information-system operators issuing digital financial assets (DFA).

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ForkLog 6 17.08.2021

Putin orders proposals to verify cryptocurrency holdings

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the anti-corruption plan for 2021-2024. He ordered the preparation of proposals aimed at verifying information on cryptocurrency holdings by November 15 of this year.

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