Illegally acquired AMD 100mln transferred to Armenia`s state budget

ArmInfo.  During the preliminary investigation of the criminal case investigated by the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, factual data was obtained that  a group of individuals, located in the office of one of the business  centers in Yerevan, made Internet calls to individuals located in  foreign countries and, under the pretext of profitable investments,  using fake investment platforms managed by them for remote access to  various accounts, bank numbers and savings of individuals living  mainly in European countries, using various computer programs and  networks, illegally made changes to them. 

In particular, as noted by the press service of the Investigative  Committee, they linked bank cards to various virtual platforms  managed by them, and also exchanged and transferred various  currencies and cryptocurrency accounts available on them, stealing  funds in especially large amounts. After committing the thefts,  members of the criminal organization transferred funds to numerous  cryptocurrency wallets and various banks operating in the Republic of  Armenia, cashing out the funds. The cashed funds were then used to  issue cash in foreign currency to persons participating in the  criminal organization, to pay rent for the premises, and for other  purposes.

During the preliminary investigation, a criminal case was initiated  against two persons under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code  of the Republic of Armenia (creation or management of a criminal  organization) and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 3 of Article 257 of the  Criminal Code (theft of computer data committed by a criminal  organization on an especially large scale).

100 million drams of criminal origin were transferred to the state  budget.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case is ongoing.