Three Miners and an Energy Worker Sentenced for Illegal Cryptocurrency Mining in Omsk

In Omsk, the Soviet District Court found three miners and the head of a local power station's workshop guilty of illegal cryptocurrency mining through unauthorized connections to the power grid. The defendants organized the operation of mining equipment without permission, and approximately 180 units of equipment and components were seized during the searches. The workshop head assisted the miners by ensuring a stable power supply for a reward, receiving a total of 525,000 rubles. The energy company assessed the damage at over 12,300,000 rubles, and the court seized the defendants' property worth more than 13,000,000 rubles, satisfying a claim for 9,600,000 rubles. The three miners were sentenced to up to four years in prison and fines of 2,650,000 rubles each, while the workshop head received a five-year prison sentence and a fine of 5,250,000 rubles. After the verdict was announced, all four were taken into custody in the courtroom.

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