In Tuva, investigators have completed an investigation into mother capital scams worth 20 million rubles.

In Tuva, the investigation of the case against five members of a criminal group accused of fraud with maternity capital in the amount of more than 20 million rubles has been completed. This was announced on Thursday, June 26, by the press service of the Russian Interior Ministry.

Among the defendants in the case are the chairman of the Consumer Credit Cooperative (CPC) and four of its employees. According to investigators, from 2020 to 2023, the attackers entered into fictitious loan agreements with women, allegedly for the construction or purchase of housing.

"To legalize the scheme, fraudsters executed imaginary real estate purchase and sale transactions using objects belonging to their relatives or acquaintances. According to the documents, the funds were used to pay for these transactions," the agency said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

The total damage is estimated at more than 20 million rubles. In three years, the defendants deceived at least 35 women. During the investigation, the defendants partially reimbursed the damage in the amount of 6.5 million rubles.

The case materials have been sent to the court. The criminal case was initiated on 35 counts of fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code), two counts of illegally establishing a legal entity through front persons (paragraph "b" of Part 2 of Article 173.1 of the Criminal Code) and one count of illegal use of documents (Part 1 of Article 173.2 of the Criminal Code).

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