In St. Petersburg, the investigation established that an organized criminal association was operating in the city, which was involved in money scams and illegal banking activities.
Such information was shared with "Lenta.ru" in the Investigative Committee of Russia.
It is preliminarily established that the criminal organization operated from 2020 to 2023. During this time, the criminals received a minimum of 7 billion rubles. A criminal case was initiated on the facts of the organization of a criminal association, illegal banking activities and illegal turnover of means of payment.
TASS, referring to the press service of the FSB, reports that the criminals were cashed at least 18 billion rubles. It is reported that one of the detainees, Temur Psuturi, is a citizen of Georgia. At the moment, the issue of selecting a measure of restraint against nine more participants of the criminal association is being decided. According to law enforcement agencies, there were more than 80 people in the group.
The investigation reports that on April 25, law enforcers conducted more than 40 searches in several regions of Russia and arrested more than 150 settlement accounts of individuals and legal entities. Investigators are now engaged in interrogations and are identifying all those involved in the creation and activities of the criminal organization.