The pre-trial investigation was organized and led by the prosecutor of the Fifth Division of the Kaunas District Prosecutor’s Office of the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office, and the investigation was carried out by officers of the Property Crime Investigation Department of the Criminal Police of the Kaunas County Chief Police Commissariat.
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According to the criminal case data, during the period from January 10, 2019, to February 2, 2024, a man, working as an energy technician in the urea workshop of the company, illegally conducted virtual currency mining in an auxiliary room of the production building of the urea workshop on the factory premises.
According to the investigation data, the man, acting without the company’s knowledge and permission, seeking financial gain, connected at least 33 virtual currency mining devices to the company’s electricity supply network. It is suspected that electricity belonging to the company was used to operate them.
It was established that during the mentioned period, the devices consumed at least 1,203,340 kWh of electricity, valued at 128,603 euros. Payment was not made for the consumed electricity, so the company may have suffered financial damage of 128,603 euros.
The man is accused of committing a criminal offense under Article 179 (Illegal use of energy and communication services) Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania. The Criminal Code provides for a fine, restriction of liberty, arrest, or imprisonment for up to six years for this criminal offense.
The criminal case has been transferred for trial to the Kėdainiai branch of the Kaunas District Court.
