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Czech Police Arrest Darknet Founder in $45M Bitcoin Donation Case
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A squad of riot police with long guns is running around a house in Břeclav, while Tomáš Jiřikovský and his children are standing on the roof. From the house opposite, one of the neighbors is filming the entire dramatic event on his phone and is shouting at the man who donated a billion crowns in bitcoins to the state that these are not criminals, but real police officers. He originally thought that someone other than the law enforcement was afte…
Czech police arrest darknet founder in $45M Bitcoin donation case - WorldNL Magazine
Czech police have reportedly arrested darknet marketplace founder Tomas Jirikovsky in connection with a $45 million Bitcoin donation that prompted the resignation of former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek earlier this year.Czech police intervened in the Bitcoin (BTC) donation case that led to Blazek’s resignation on Thursday. According to Chief State Prosecutor Radim Dragoun, authorities were “securing people and things.” He added, “This is a crim…
The Ministry of Justice confirmed this morning that police have seized bitcoins that were donated to the state through the ministry in the first half of March by convicted businessman Tomáš Jiřikovský. According to information from Deník N, the amount is 233 bitcoins, which is almost 600 million crowns.
This step came after Jiřikovský was accused of legalizing the proceeds of crime.
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