Czech Justice Minister Resigns over a Donated Bitcoin Scandal

Czech justice minister Blažek resigns after revelations his ministry accepted CZK1bn in bitcoins from narcotic dealer

Czech Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek said he is to resign after multiple reports of his ministry accepting CZK1bn (€40mn) in bitcoin from a ...

The Czech Minister of Justice, Pavel Blazek, resigned after a scandal about the sale of bitcoins that previously belonged to a criminal, convicted of drug trafficking.

The Czech Ministry of Justice received a large sum of Bitcoin from an ex-convict. Where they come from is unclear

Czech justice minister quits after accepting US$44m in bitcoins from ex-drug dealer, insists he was ‘not aware of any unlawful acts’

PRAGUE, May 31 — Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek said yesterday he would step down after coming under fire for accepting almost a billion Czech koruna (RM187 million) in bitcoins from a drug dealer. Blazek’s ministry received the money from a man who had served four years in prison for embezzlement, drug trafficking and the illegal possession of a gun until 2021. It received the cryptocurrency this year and sold it for Czech korunas in aucti…

Czech justice minister resigns after accepting €40 million in bitcoin from convicted criminal

Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek has stepped down following a scandal over the sale of bitcoins donated by a criminal convicted of drug trafficking.

Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned today over a cryptocurrency gift worth almost 41 million euros to the justice ministry from a convicted drug dealer, who is being investigated by the National Center for Combating Organized Crime on suspicion of money laundering.