2.5-Year Sentence for 120M Ruble Cash-Out in Tula

A criminal group in Tula has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for cashing out 120 million rubles and assisting in tax evasion over a seven-year period.

Apr 18, 2026

Four defendants were tried for their involvement in a large-scale cash-out and tax evasion operation in the Tula region.
Source:
Investigative Committee of Russia for the Tula region

In the Tula region, a verdict has been handed down to a criminal group that cashed out huge amounts of money and evaded taxes over seven years. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Tula region.

The investigation found that from 2016 to 2023, the group cashed out 120 million rubles (about $1.33 million at current rates) through shell companies. For this, they offered local residents to register as individual entrepreneurs and company managers, then took away their access to the organizations« bank accounts. In return, they offered monetary rewards.

They offered cash-out services to other entrepreneurs. Over seven years of activity, they managed to earn 14 million rubles (approximately $155,600).

The group operated in the Tula and Moscow regions, and the city of Moscow.

One of the group«s organizers was also the head of a commercial organization in the Tula region. He was also tried for tax evasion amounting to 26 million rubles (around $288,900). He carried out the scheme together with the chief accountant.

Four people ended up in the dock — two men and two women. All of them received 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment under the following articles:

illegal turnover of funds (13 episodes);

illegal banking activity;

illegal creation of a commercial organization;

tax evasion.

To compensate for the damage caused to the state, the property of the criminals, their relatives, and controlled organizations was seized. The amount exceeded 26 million rubles (over $288,900).