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Russian government seizes $10 million bitcoin from former official in bribery case

The Russian government has seized $10 million worth of bitcoins from a former law enforcement official. Russian court enforcers have begun seizing bitcoins from a former employee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in connection with a large-scale cryptocurrency-related bribery case. Law enforcement officials have begun work on seizing about 103 bitcoins - which belonged to former ICRF employee Marat Tambiev, who was convicted of cryptocurrency bribery in 2023. The confiscated bitcoins will be included in Russian state revenue as part of the legal process.