Illegal banking activity with a turnover of billions was stopped in Moscow.
Employees of the capital's Ministry of Internal Affairs detained four shadow bankers.
As the investigation revealed, he laundered his clients’ money through the trade in auto parts.
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk reported in a Telegram channel that the fraudsters managed to earn more than 300 million rubles over several years.over 1.5 billion rubles.
The services of fraudsters were in demand among people who wanted to hide their activities from the tax authorities.
The defendants purchased spare parts for legal entities and then sold them to the owners of pavilions at the market.
After the deal was completed, the shadow bankers kept up to 16% of the commission. Overall, the turnover of the illegal business amounted to over 1.5 billion rubles.
A criminal case has been opened on the fact of illegal banking activity.
The defendants are under a written undertaking not to leave the country until the trial.
