In the Far East, the first criminal case was initiated on the theft of electricity for mining – Bits Media

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Khabarovsk Territory announced the opening of the first criminal case on the theft of electricity for cryptocurrency mining. Damage from illegal mining activities is estimated at 2.7 million rubles.

The official website of the department reports, that 32 year old a resident of the Khabarovsk Territory mined cryptocurrencies for three months, and the equipment was illegally connected to the transformer substation. The mining farm was installed in the premises of a woodworking enterprise, which belonged to his relative. The scale of the farm was quite impressive - law enforcement agencies confiscated about 220 devices for mining.

According to investigators' estimates, An underground miner caused damage to an energy company amounting to 2.75 million rubles. A criminal case was initiated against him under. 2 Art. 165 The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust". The article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to five years.. but, Considering, that the miner compensated for all damage, most likely, the court will show leniency towards the accused.

Recall, that in Russia there may be up to 100 000 underground miners, and the energy consumption of their farms can reach 500-700 MW.