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Across the border in Russia last year, the internal investigations unit of the Federal Security Bureau detained two central office employees including a senior investigator for allegedly demanding a bribe of around USD 100,000 in bitcoin from the family of the notable political advisor, per media outlet Coin Spot.

SourceWASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russian citizen Bogdana Osipova - referred to in US documents by her married name Mobley - has appealed a seven-year sentence in the United States for parental kidnapping, according to a court document.

"At the request of the above-named defendant, and at the direction of the court, the Clerk has prepared and files the following notice of appeal pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure", the document said Friday. "Notice is hereby given to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that Defendant, Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley, appeals from the following: Conviction and sentence".

In early June, a US federal court sentenced Osipova to seven years in prison for international parental kidnapping and demanding child support from her ex-husband, US national Brian Mobley.

She was ordered