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Krasnoyarka will spend 4 years in a colony for receiving a pension of a dead mother


August 15 12:20

In Krasnoyarsk, a woman was sentenced to a real term in a colony for illegally receiving a pension of a deceased mother.

The press service of the police said that the elderly woman was sick, so she issued a notary power of attorney for her daughter. The document endowed it with the right of guardianship over the mother and allowed to receive compensation monthly, as a person who cares for an incapacitated citizen.

In November 2020, the mother died, and her daughter continued to receive payments. This lasted for three years Until April 2023, until the fraud has been disclosed. The total damage from its illegal actions amounted to about 615 thousand rubles.

Against the attackers opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Art. 159.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud upon receipt of payments.” The Kirovsky District Court of Krasnoyarsk found a 35-year-old woman guilty and sentenced her to 4 years in prison with serving a sentence in a colony of general regime. The sentence entered into force.