Was arrested in Moscow underground bankers

Investigating authorities in Moscow have brought a criminal case against two alleged members of an organized criminal group (OCG). It presupposes a consequence, he engaged in illegal banking activity. On today's press office of the Investigation Committee under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Criminals each month to scroll through their structures billion rubles. The investigators found that the suspects without a license of the Central Bank of Russia, illegal conduct banking operations. In particular, they were opened and the bank accounts of legal entities to make payments on behalf of legal entities on their bank accounts, collection of cash, cash services of individuals and entities, buy and sell foreign currency in cash and cashless forms. "They used a series of controlled commercial entities registered to people who have lost their passports, and other front men, and opened bank accounts in various banks in Moscow. Then, at the request of its customers who need to receive in cash belonging to them on non-cash, as well as the conversion into foreign currency and found them abroad, transfers the money for fictitious reasons for the previously open and they control the bank accounts of Russian and foreign legal entities "- said in a statement. During a search conducted as part of a criminal investigation, were found more than 100 prints of various commercial organizations, controlled by organized crime groups. Furthermore, it was withdrawn about 5 million rubles, 200 thousand U.S. dollars and 200 thousand euros. Recall that an article on illegal banking activities provides imprisonment up to seven years.