The United States handed over to the Russian Federation a man wanted by Interpol for fraud

The United States deported and handed over to representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies in Cairo accused of embezzling several tens of millions of rubles from a number of banks. This was announced on April 9 by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.

According to investigators, in the period from 2006 to 2007, the attacker as part of a group stole money from several banks, applying for loans for the same expensive cars. The participants divided the funds received and used them at their discretion, causing tens of millions of rubles in damage.

According to Volk, a criminal case was opened on this fact in November 2008 under Articles 159 ("Fraud") and Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Legalization (laundering) of funds or other property acquired by a person as a result of committing a crime").

"In 2012, the measure of restraint against the accused was changed from recognizance not to leave and proper behavior to detention. However, the person involved escaped from the investigation abroad and was put on the wanted list through Interpol channels," the Interior Ministry quoted her as saying.Media".

The suspect was detained in the United States and will be taken to Moscow in the near future.

In December last year, an American who was wanted by Interpol was detained in Moscow. In his homeland, he was put on the wanted list in a fraud case. The information has been transferred to the American side.