Police uncovered a gang of black realtors in Moscow

The police uncovered a gang that was selling the apartments of dead Muscovites using fake passports. This was reported by MIA Media.

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, said that four alleged organizers and 11 perpetrators were detained in the Russian Federation and Belarus.

The organizers are a native of the Voronezh region and three foreigners. They are accused under articles 30, 159, 174.1, 210 and 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. They are all arrested.

According to preliminary information, the defendants may be involved in committing at least 17 crimes. The amount of material damage caused exceeds 150 million rubles.

According to law enforcement officers, in the period from 2023 to 2025, the detainees, together with their accomplices, looked for apartments in Moscow, the owners of which had died, and either there were no heirs or they did not declare their rights in the manner prescribed by law. The criminals transferred the property to controlled persons using fake passports and powers of attorney, and then quickly sold it.