The organizer of a financial pyramid scheme with a turnover of 200 million was arrested in Dagestan

Blogger Angelina Ismailova, who organized a financial pyramid scheme with a turnover of more than 200 million rubles, was arrested by Kirovsky district court of Makhachkala in Dagestan. This was reported on November 22 in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic.

"Kirovsky district court has taken into custody a 27-year-old resident of Makhachkala, suspected of committing a crime under part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Committing fraud as part of an organized criminal group, as well as with causing damage to the owner on a particularly large scale")", - stated in the message of the press service in Telegram-channel.

The agency specified that the investigation filed a petition for a measure of restraint for the defendant in the form of detention for two months - until January 21, 2025. Such a request was filed in order to avoid pressure on Ismailova. The court granted the request.

Earlier, on November 20, the press service of the Interior Ministry in Dagestan reported that the activities of a financial pyramid scheme with a turnover of over 200 million rubles had been suppressed in the region. The firm took money from citizens ostensibly for investment deposits in real estate and business, the head of the firm used the money to buy ready-made business projects and registered them in her name. Payments to participants in the scheme were made only if new participants were recruited.