A resident of Yaroslavl received a suspended sentence for stealing mining equipment – Bits Media

Yaroslavets received three years probation for stealing mining equipment worth ₽1.6 million from his friend. The thief could not connect the hardware due to lack of technical knowledge.

According to the statement
on the website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Yaroslavl Region, 34-year old man got Three years conditionally for the theft of equipment for the extraction of cryptocurrencies. A resident of Yaroslavl was found guilty under the article 158 Criminal Code - theft on an especially large scale with illegal penetration into the storage.

The investigation established, that in February of this year, the convict penetrated the garage of his friend and stole “Computer equipment worth more than ₽1.6 million”. Devices were designed to extract cryptocurrencies. There were video cards or asic major, The prosecutor's office does not specify.

In court, the accused pleaded guilty and repented of his deed. During a preliminary investigation, he voluntarily returned the stolen property and explained, that I could not use it, since he did not have the necessary knowledge for this. The court sentenced a resident of Yaroslavl to punishment in the form of three years in prison with a probationary period of three years.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Novgorod region, Last week, from the actions of cryptocurrency scammers, they suffered
Several people. The largest loss amounted to ₽1.2 million.