13 Arrested in Russia for Defrauding SVO Participants
Police officers, Federal Security Service (FSB), and Investigative Committee (SK) personnel of the Russian Federation have stopped the activities of an organized group suspected of stealing payments to participants of the special military operation.
Consensus
- Thirteen individuals were arrested in four regions of Russia.
- The suspects were part of an organized group involved in defrauding participants of the special military operation.
- The group targeted individuals seeking to sign military contracts.
- The suspects posed as volunteers or regional coordinators of the Ministry of Defense.
- They obtained power of attorney from victims under false pretenses.
- Using the power of attorney, they arranged fictitious marriages and conducted unauthorized transactions.
- The suspects gained access to victims' bank cards and withdrew one-time payments and military allowances.
- The average damage per incident was 900,000 rubles.
- The operation involved cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, and the Investigative Committee.
- Criminal cases were opened under articles 159, 286, and 291.2 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The investigation is ongoing.
Points of divergence
- The operation resulted in the arrest of suspects in Moscow Oblast, Rostov Oblast, Kalmykia, and the Donetsk People's Republic. — tg_mod_russia
- On 12 October, five suspects were sentenced by the Khimki City Court to prison terms ranging from eight to 17 years for thefts at Sheremetyevo Airport. — vedomosti
- On 16 July, the Investigative Committee reported that over 69 million rubles were stolen from military personnel through fraudulent applications for fund transfers, with a bank employee involved. — vedomosti
- The official representative of the MVD, Irina Volk, provided details about the operation. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- To the answer, full scale! — Минобороны России
- Ministry of Internal Affairs prevented a scheme for embezzlement of payments to participants of the special operation in four regions — Ведомости
- In four regions of the Russian Federation, theft of payments to participants of the SVO was prevented — Вести