According to Foresight News, senior officials Mehdi Hajipour and Mehdi Badi from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Economic Intelligence Department are accused of stealing BRG tokens worth over $21 million while investigating the closed Cryptoland exchange and its CEO Sina Estavi. Previously, Mehdi Hajipour was arrested in March 2022 for accepting a $10,000 bribe from Estavi and was subsequently imprisoned. Cryptoland CEO Sina Estavi was arrested in May 2021 on suspicion of misappropriating $20 million and was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined in 2023. Currently, Estavi has compensated $14 million to 24,000 users, but over 25,000 investors remain uncompensated, and he has violated the travel ban by fleeing to France.
Iranian intelligence officer accused of stealing $21 million in crypto during exchange investigation
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