Shadow bankers operated in central Moscow under the guise of travel agencies
The criminal group laundered and transferred money abroad in the form of cryptocurrency.
The suspects provided cashing and money transfer services.
To avoid police attention, the criminals operated under the guise of travel companies.
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, reported on her Telegram channel that their offices were located in the business center and districts of Moscow.
A multi-faceted criminal group laundered and withdrew funds through banking operations and cash services for individuals.
The illegal fraudulent activity was exposed by the capital's police.
For the purposes of secrecy, interaction with clients was carried out via chat in one of the Internet messengers.
Shadow bankers used crypto wallets to which clients' funds were transferred.
For each transaction, the criminals charged a commission.
The reward for the transaction was not less than 1 percent of the transferred amount.
The illegal turnover from the illegal activities of shadow bankers exceeded 200 million rubles.
Following searches of offices and residential addresses, the organizer of all criminal activities was charged.
