How the "money mule" foreman was punished: he withdrew money from their cards

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The Economic Court considered the cases of a member of a fraudulent group who collected money from "money mules". He was charged with legalization of criminal proceeds in a group.

According to the case materials, the accused agreed with a criminal group of fraudsters who cleaned out the accounts of Latvians that he would "launder" money. The group members communicated on Telegram.

On March 5, 2024, the accused went to a shopping center, met with another member of the group (a courier), received a bank card from him and went to a Swedbank ATM. There, he withdrew 2,170 euros in 3 visits. He paid 200 euros to the "money mule" who arrived. On

March 11, 2024, he again received a bank card from the courier and withdrew 2,750 euros from an ATM, in 3 visits, leaving 200 euros for the "money mule".

On April 2, the operation was repeated and 3,000 euros were withdrawn. "The Mule" received 290 euros.

In total, the accused laundered 13,920 euros before he was arrested on April 3, 2024.

Before the trial, he entered into a plea agreement with the prosecutor. The court approved it on January 31. So, in the end, the accused received 3 years of imprisonment; 480 euros were also confiscated from him.

As the court portal indicates, this sentence has already entered into force. (Archive nr. K75-0266-25).
 
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