Irkutsk miner was accused of stealing electricity for 1.6 million rubles

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They are preparing to judge in Irkutsk"underground miner" A local entrepreneur installed 130 cryptocurrency mining devices, powering them without going through the electricity meter. Energy workers estimated the damage at 1.6 million rubles.

Investigators from Police Department No. 3The intermunicipal department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Irkutskoe" assures that we are talking about an entrepreneur associated with the management of the market in the Sverdlovsk district of the city of Irkutsk. The man placed a container with a mining farm, switched the power wires so as to steal electricity, the police insist. Cryptocurrency mining in this way lasted about three months. At the same time, the owner of the equipment connected the load through the meters for several days a month in order, investigators say, “to create the appearance of conscientious use of the networks.”

A criminal case was opened andwas investigated in accordance with paragraph “b” of Part 2 of Article 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust on an especially large scale.” The case materials, along with the indictment, were sent to the Sverdlovsk District Court. It is noted that this is the first such trial in the Irkutsk region.

It is reported that the entrepreneur is completelyadmitted his guilt and compensated the damage caused to the electricity supplier. The accused faces up to two years in prison, or a fine of up to 80,000 rubles, or forced labor for up to five years.

Recently, mining equipment worth 63 million rubles was stolen in Khakassia, and three employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are considered suspects.