The suspect in the fraud against Gazmanov refused to admit guilt

Gevorg Sargsyan, accused of fraud against People's Artist of Russia Oleg Gazmanov, his wife, son and entrepreneur Marina Lebedeva, refused to admit guilt in the incident. Lebedeva's lawyer Maria Korchagina told Izvestia about this on September 29.

"He does not admit his guilt. Now the active stage of the investigation of the criminal case is aimed at collecting and consolidating evidence," she said.

According to Korchagina, all the circumstances will be established as part of the preliminary investigation. It is noted that Sargsyan is being charged with fraud on an especially large scale. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

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On September 24, a source from Izvestia reported that Gazmanov, his wife, son, and businesswoman Lebedeva were victims of a fraud case. The court confirmed Sargsyan's arrest until October 6.

Earlier, on September 14, a source from Izvestia reported that singer and composer Oleg Gazmanov and his family had become victims of fraud. The suspect in the fraud turned out to be a family friend Gevorg Sargsyan, and he was detained. As a result, a criminal case was opened under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud committed on an especially large scale").

Later, Gazmanov spoke about the possibility of the fraudster who deceived him fleeing to the United States. According to the singer, the man deceived him for six years, refusing to return the money, first under the pretext of the coronavirus pandemic, and then because of the beginning of a special military operation. In addition, Gazmanov noted that he has evidence that he was subjected to fraud and deception: documents and bank statements.

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