they didnt forfeit the BTC due to theft, it was proceeds from drug sales but the courts cited the value of the forfeiture in krona which meant when they eventually got round to cashing them in for a much higher value, they had to pay back the difference as they were only allowed to confiscate the amount specified in the court documents.
Westy505 t1_ivlirnt wrote
Reply to TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87
literally no one actually reading the article...
they didnt forfeit the BTC due to theft, it was proceeds from drug sales but the courts cited the value of the forfeiture in krona which meant when they eventually got round to cashing them in for a much higher value, they had to pay back the difference as they were only allowed to confiscate the amount specified in the court documents.