Under the guise of online casinos transferred about UAH 3 billion to the Russian Federation: members of a criminal organization will be tried in Kiev
Ten defendants, including citizens of the Russian Federation, carried out illegal payment transactions using the Internet resource for the provision of gambling services.
During the pre-trial investigation, law enforcement officers established that the violators had set up an illegal scheme for withdrawing money from Ukraine to Russia. Therefore, in just a year, attackers transferred about 3 billion hryvnias to the Russian Federation.
Investigators informed the defendants about the suspicion of committing criminal offenses provided for in Part 4 of Art. 28, Part 1 of Art. 203-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal activities for the organization or conduct of gambling and parts 1, 2 of Art. 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — creation, leadership of, or participation in a criminal community or criminal organization.
Web resources that were used for the operation of an illegal casino are blocked.
The investigation in criminal proceedings is completed, the indictment is sent to the court. Violators are threatened with imprisonment for up to twelve years with confiscation of property.
National Police of Ukraine
