The owner of a credit cooperative living in Mexico deceived Norilsk residents out of 130 million rubles

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Norilsk City Court will consider a criminal case of fraud amounting to 130 million rubles against the owner of a credit cooperative hiding in Mexico.

The prosecutor's office said that the Aktsioner cooperative operated in Norilsk from 2014 to 2022. Its founder is now 53 years old; several accomplices helped him in his work.

“He offered citizens “highly effective investing” – stock markets, cryptocurrency, trading platforms. An office was set up for the sake of appearance. The man partially paid interest to investors, persuading them not to withdraw dividends, renewing contracts and promising even greater profits. However, instead of real transactions, the shareholders’ money simply ended up in his accounts,” the prosecutor’s office said.

The total amount of damage reached 130 million rubles. To hide the criminal origin of money and shares, the attacker made transfers to a brokerage account. When the scheme was revealed, it turned out that the organizer lives in Mexico and has permanent resident status there. It was not possible to establish his exact location – the accused is hiding from justice.

The prosecutor confirmed charges of fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and legalization of criminal proceeds (“b” part 4 of article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Considering the public significance and the fact that the accused is hiding abroad, the criminal case was sent to the Norilsk City Court for consideration in his absence.

The victims filed civil claims for damages. In the interests of socially vulnerable victims, the prosecutor's office sent statements of claim to the court.