A couple of months after the bribery case was opened, it turned out that the suspect had set aside 1,032 BTC for his old age.On the detainee’s laptop there was a folder called “Pension,” which contained a photo of a paper sheet with the codes to access two cryptocurrency wallets. One held 932.1 bitcoins and the other held 100 bitcoins.
However lawyer Vadim Bagaturia posted a post where he quotes the testimony of one of the members of the group, whose case was handled by Tambiyev. The amount seized and the amount declared do not add up. There should not be 1,032 bitcoins in the case, and not even 2,064 if you take into account the half that went to the MIA department.
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“The bribe was 2,718.66 bitcoins! If, of course, we believe the testimony of the crypto co-owner who gave the bribe,” writes Bagaturia.
Lawyer reminds: Tambiev demanded from the bribe giver about half of all their 5,212 bitcoins and Dash. Specifically, 2,718 bitcoins. Half of that half, or 1,358 bitcoins, Tambiev, if the testimony is to be believed, kept for himself;
“Bergman testified under oath that the investigator received 2,718 bitcoins as a bribe, and the attorney general’s office sued for 1,032 bitcoins. Why isn’t the plaintiff trying to foreclose on the remaining 1,686 bitcoins or nearly $42 million – have they been forgiven, written off or what!” the attorney is indignant.
In early June, it was reported that a criminal case was opened against Emil Khalimov, a bankruptcy trustee from Tatarstan, for extortion of a bribe, part of which he received in cryptocurrencies.