Five people who cashed 250 million rubles were detained in Krasnoyarsk.

Law enforcement officers in Krasnoyarsk detained five people who registered fictitious companies as front persons and cashed out more than 250 million rubles through them. This was announced on March 12 by the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Telegram.

"In total, the participants of the organized group created and registered at least 50 companies using front persons, using which more than 250 million rubles were illegally withdrawn into non-cash circulation, which allowed the suspects to extract income of at least 25 million rubles. In addition, the defendants organized an illegal VAT deduction for commercial structures of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the amount of more than 400 million rubles," the department said.

According to the investigation, the detainees have been carrying out illegal activities for the withdrawal of non-cash funds into cash circulation since 2022. Using access to the accounts of fictitious firms, they cashed out the money belonging to the entrepreneurs under the guise of transactions for a fee of at least 10% of the amount.

The main case has been initiated, and the issue of choosing a preventive measure is currently being resolved. Searches were conducted at the place of residence of the defendants, the necessary documentation was seized, as well as personal cars, money and jewelry.

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Illegal payments amounted to 4.2 million, the investigation believes, and almost left employees of the State Research Institute of Civil Aviation without salaries.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that the general director of one of the enterprises of the road industry of the Zaporizhia region was detained on suspicion of grand theft. The total amount of damage exceeded 13 million rubles. At the moment, the details of the incident are being established.