A lawyer and a lawyer were arrested in Ulyanovsk for organizing a group of pseudo-victims of scammers

In Ulyanovsk, a lawyer and an attorney who organized a group of pseudo-victims of swindlers were arrested. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Media.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 159 (“Fraud”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

According to the department, a local legal services specialist came up with a fraudulent scheme. He invited his friends and clients to take part in it for a fee. Those who agreed took out loans for themselves in amounts ranging from 800 thousand to nine million rubles, after which, under the control of the organizer and his accomplice, an active lawyer, the debtors went to the police and stated that they took out the loans under the influence of telephone scammers and transferred the funds to unknown accounts. Before visiting law enforcement officers, the “victims” received clear instructions on how to behave and what to say. After which they launched their own bankruptcy procedure. The money received was divided among the accomplices.

Thus, the organizer involved five people in illegal activities, four of whom acted as victims. The crimes were committed in the Ulyanovsk region and Tatarstan from January 2025 to September of this year. The damage from their actions amounted to about 20 million rubles.

The perpetrators were detained. During the searches, bank and SIM cards, documentation, more than 2.5 million rubles and 20 thousand dollars were seized.

The alleged organizer was taken into custody, and three participants were placed under house arrest. Another defendant was prohibited from certain actions, and the last one was left under recognizance not to leave the place.