St. Petersburg man arrested in 9.8M ruble crypto theft
A 29-year-old man from Kingisepp was arrested in Saint Petersburg for allegedly stealing nearly 10 million rubles in cryptocurrency from a commercial organization's deputy director's digital wallet. Police seized three computers and three mobile phones during a search of his apartment.
Consensus
- A 29-year-old man from Kingiseppv was arrested in Saint Petersburg.
- The suspect is accused of stealing cryptocurrency worth nearly 10 million rubles.
- The victim was an assistant to the general director of a commercial organization.
- The theft occurred in March.
- The suspect allegedly transferred funds from a cold wallet to an unknown cryptocurrency address.
- Three computers and three mobile phones were seized during a search of the suspect's apartment.
- Police are investigating potential accomplices and additional criminal episodes.
Points of divergence
- The stolen amount is 9.8 million rubles. — gazeta_spb
- The stolen amount is nearly 9.9 million rubles. — fontanka
- The suspect was arrested on the 29th of the month. — gazeta_spb
- The suspect was apprehended the day before the report was issued, on August 18. — fontanka
- The suspect is accused of illegally transferring funds from a cold wallet belonging to the deputy director. — gazeta_spb
- The suspect is accused of gaining access to the victim's property and transferring funds to an unknown address. — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- Police of St. Petersburg detained suspect in theft of cryptocurrency worth 9.8 million - SPB RUZ newspaper - news of St. Petersburg — Gazeta.SPb
- In St. Petersburg, cryptocurrency worth almost 10 million rubles was stolen from the assistant to the general director. Police know who — Фонтанка