Millionaire Payment to Union
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An installation in El Oro, State of Mexico, had already been indicated by neighborhood complaints.
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If not paying compensation within the agreed period, the union will have to assume interest.
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), a state -owned company that operates at the national level in Mexico, has requested the Mexican Electricist Union (SME) to pay 16.6 million pesos, after detecting an alleged illegal electrical connection linked to a clandestine cryptocurrency farm.
Through an official notification, the state company requires the union to pay as compensation for the unwanted consumption detected between February and April of this year, in one of its facilities located in El Oro, State of Mexico.
The document, signed by Mayra Alejandra Ávila Amaya, responsible for the Atlacomulco commercial area, was delivered to the SME in its facilities through a collection notice.
It details that, after a technical review carried out on May 28, An irregular electrical connection was discovered directly linked to the general distribution network.
The installation lacked both contract and consumption measurement system, which led the CFE to consider the act as improper use of electricity.
The technical analysis determined that, in a single bimester, about 6 million kilowatts-Hora without registration or payment were consumed, a figure that reinforced the suspicions that the property was being used for cryptoactive mining activities, such as Bitcoin (BTC).
Consequently, a period of three business days was granted to the SME to settle the debt, warning that, of not doing so, moratorium interests of 6% per year will apply.
This new signal adds to a series of recent events, including a video recorded by a former center of light and strength of the center (LYFC), the extinct Mexican public company responsible for the generation and distribution of electricity.
As Cryptonoticia reported, In the recording, intense noises are shown for unusual hourssimilar to those generated by industrial fans. This material, together with the complaints of neighbors for constant noise, strengthened the suspicions that the place operated as a mining farm.
One of the complainants, Mario Benítez, former LYFC employee, criticized the limited action of the CFE, which only requires a payment corresponding to two months. He indicated that, according to the testimonies of his electricity fellow in gold, the farm would have been operating for more than a year.
Benítez clarified that, according to the Federal Criminal Code, the illegal use of energy is considered a crime of robbery, sanctioned with up to 10 years in prison. Therefore, he insisted that it is not enough to demand payment, but that criminal actions must also be initiated before the Attorney General’s Office (FGR).
Local media said that, according to the calculations of the state company, the alleged theft of electricity would exceed 100 million pesos.
It should be noted that clandestine cryptocurrency mining operations also generate concerns about possible related crimes, such as money laundering and tax evasion.
In this context, Benítez urged the Federal Government to stop protecting the SME leadership, led by Martín Esparza Flores, and pointed out that the evidence gathered justify a deeper investigation.
