# Mexico City lawmaker floats 12 years in jail for mining on stolen power

- By: Halving News Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T20:52:15.000Z
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Lawmaker Alberto Martínez Urincho (Morena) proposes adding an article to Mexico's federal Criminal Code that would punish, with 5 to 12 years in prison, using grid electricity without right to mine virtual assets, process data at scale or run cryptographic algorithms. It is on Mexico City Congress's agenda for 26 October; no committee report or vote is on record.

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