In Sevastopol, a “conversion center” that handled billions was closed
Over three years, the “conversion center” in Sevastopol cashed out more than 2 billion rubles.
The clients of the underground bankers were about 500 clients from Sevastopol, the Republic of Crimea, Moscow and more than ten other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Eight residents of Sevastopol were involved in the work of the “envelope”. Its organizer was a 45-year-old Sevastopol resident, who initially attracted two of his relatives, and then five more accomplices.
The scheme was as follows: in Moscow, the attackers registered eight fictitious companies with dummy directors from among residents of Moscow and Voronezh, who received a remuneration of 10 thousand per month. Clients were asked to transfer funds under the guise of paying for services and purchasing non-existent goods, and then legally operating firms of the defendants involved in the sale of tobacco products and food products were used to cash them out.
“For their services, cashers charged a commission of 11% and distributed it among themselves,” the Sevastopol Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified. – Thus, during the period from 2016 to 2018, criminal bankers managed to attract about 500 clients from Sevastopol, the Republic of Crimea, Moscow and more than ten other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, who transferred almost 2 billion rubles to accounts under their control. The income from the implementation of the illegal scheme amounted to about 220 million rubles.”
The investigation of the criminal case took place throughout the country, more than 40 seizures of documents and more than 70 searches were carried out, more than 200 witnesses were questioned, and more than 150 forensic examinations were conducted.
A criminal case under the article “illegal banking activities (Part 2 of Article 172 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) against six members of an organized group, including its organizer, was sent to the prosecutor’s office for subsequent transfer to court. The defendants face up to 7 years in prison. Previously, one of the defendants entered into a pre-trial agreement and his case was considered in a special manner. Another defendant is currently on the federal wanted list.
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