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The use of digital currencies in criminal transactions often indicates a connection with organized crime, said Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov
Russian law enforcement agencies have already identified the first cases of receiving bribes with cryptocurrency, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov said in an interview with TASS.
According to him, such crimes pose an increased public danger, since the use of cryptocurrency in criminal calculations often indicates links with organized crime.
In particular, in Khakassia, the head of the drug control department agreed with the operator of one of the online stores that sold drugs to detain and prosecute a person who stole drugs from a bribe giver for a bribe.
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“In addition, he provided information about the ongoing operational-search activities to members of an organized group that illegally sold drugs through an online store, instructed them on security measures to avoid punishment,” the prosecutor general said.
For this, according to him, the now former “guardian of order” received a bribe in bitcoins, which he transferred into rubles through a Qiwi wallet and transferred to a bank card. As a result, he was sentenced to five years in prison, Krasnov explained.
Transferring money using the blockchain solves a large number of logistical problems, especially when it comes to large amounts, says Sergey Mendeleev, head of InDeFi Smart Bank. According to him, settlements in cryptocurrencies also make it difficult for law enforcement agencies to fix this process, even if they came up with this scheme.
However, according to Key Consulting Group Managing Partner Anastasia Kucherena, cryptocurrencies do not provide the anonymity that many claim, and bitcoin is not effective for the shadow economy. She drew attention to the fact that there are already cases when the FBI gained access to the wallets of criminal groups: they were able to trace the traces of all transactions and calculate all the participants.
In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs now uses the digital service “Personal account of a law enforcement agency” to identify unscrupulous owners of crypto wallets and already has positive experience in this. And Rosfinmonitoring, in order to counter crime, is developing the Transparent Blockchain cryptocurrency analysis service, which allows you to track the transfer of cryptocurrencies and compares information with data on the owners of crypto wallets that the service has at its disposal.
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