В Великобритании мужчине предъявили уголовные обвинения за управление криптоматом

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2023-11-29Last updated on 2024-08-29

В Великобритании зарегистрирован первый случай уголовного процесса по делу об управлении нелегальным криптоматом.
Подозреваемый был задержан еще в апреле 2023 года, но обвинения ему выдвинули только в августе.
FCA запретило криптоматы в стране в 2022 году.

Полиция Великобритании впервые предъявила уголовные обвинения в связи с эксплуатацией нелегального криптомата. Подозреваемым является 37-летний владелец магазина электроники Хабибур Рахман.

Согласно материалам дела, мужчину задержали еще в апреле 2023 года. Полиция провела обыск в его магазине, обнаружив несколько криптоматов. Один из них был доступен широкой публике.

Рахману вменяют управление таким оборудованием без регистрации, а также соучастие в отмывании £300 000 ($395 000). Его отпустили под залог, сумма которого не разглашается.

Он должен самостоятельно явиться в суд 10 октября 2024 года. В прессе отметили, что мужчине грозит реальный тюремный срок.

Напомним, Управление по финансовому надзору (FCA) ввело запрет на криптоматы в Великобритании в 2022 году. На тот момент в стране было более 80 точек с обменом криптоактивов на фиат.

С этого момента власти периодически проводят рейды на предмет наличия подобного оборудования. В мае 2023 года, например, операция проходила сразу в трех городах Великобритании.

В 2024 году, согласно CoinATMRadar, в стране не осталось ни одного криптомата. Для сравнения, в США, возглавляющих рейтинг, таких устройств 32 177.

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