
A former Russian traffic police officer was convicted for stealing Bitcoin worth 20 million rubles from a detainee in 2022, using violence and unauthorized phone access.
A former traffic police officer in Ufa, Russia has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing 20 million rubles in Bitcoin from a detainee in 2022. The officer unlawfully accessed the victim’s phone to transfer the cryptocurrency and used violence during interrogation. He was stripped of his rank and ordered to repay the stolen amount, marking a severe case of law enforcement misconduct involving digital assets.