Accused of fraud is being extradited from Costa Rica to Russia

At the request of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, a defendant is being extradited from Costa Rica, who is accused of fraud and money laundering in the amount of almost 830 million rubles. This was announced on August 21 on the website of the press service of the department.

"The competent authorities of the Republic of Costa Rica, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, are extraditing Kamal Kimpaev for criminal prosecution," the message says.

According to the agency, the defendant, acting as the general director of Elektron LLC, colluded with the head of the company. They charged consumers for the use of electricity. The damage amounted to almost 830 million rubles. In order to legalize the money received, more than 26 million rubles were transferred to the settlement account of Elektrobyt-M.

It is specified that Kimpaev escaped from the investigation, and in October 2022 he was put on the international wanted list.

"The extradition request was sent in connection with information about his detention in August 2024 in Costa Rica <...> He will be transported in transit through Colombia and Turkey to Moscow," the ministry added.

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On July 14, Ecuador extradited a Russian man accused of embezzling 6 million rubles from the Pension and Social Insurance Fund. It was noted that the accused stole funds by receiving compensation from the fund for people with disabilities. Shusharin escaped from law enforcement in April 2024, and he was put on the international wanted list.

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