Cyber-swindler who stole 2.9 million rubles allocated for the promotion of culture

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Employees of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, as a result of operational search activities, established the involvement of a 29-year-old resident of Nalchik in fraud on a particularly large scale and the legalization of funds obtained by criminal means.

It was previously established that the attacker, having gained access to the account of one of the cultural institutions of the republic, changed the payment details of this organization to his own. As a result, his account received funds from prepaid bank cards with a face value of 5 thousand rubles, which are allocated for visiting various cultural events. In total, for the period from June 2021 to March 2022, they stole more than 2.95 million rubles.

In addition, in order to launder criminal income, the man purchased cryptocurrency in the amount of more than 2.2 million rubles, and also paid off his debts under loan agreements with 12 financial organizations, transferring more than 279 thousand rubles to bank accounts. According to the police, they legalized almost 2.5 million rubles.

The investigative unit of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic initiated criminal proceedings against the citizen on the grounds of crimes under Part 4 of Article 159 and Part 2 of Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

An investigation is underway.
 
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