Tula Investigates Gang for Illegally Cashing Out Maternity Capital
The alleged ringleader, a 47-year-old woman from Kirov Oblast, was detained by authorities in connection with the maternity capital fraud scheme.
In Tula, a criminal investigation is underway against an entire gang of criminals who illegally cashed out maternity capital. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Tula Region.
According to law enforcement, the organizer of the gang and the initiator of the scheme was a 47-year-old woman from Kirov Oblast, Russia.
She developed a scheme to cash out maternity capital. For this, fake targeted loans for the construction of private houses were issued. Then these «debts» were repaid using maternity capital funds. The organizer of the scheme took the majority of the funds obtained in this way.
In total, they managed to earn more than four million rubles (approximately $44,400 at current rates) before law enforcement caught on.
Currently, the leader of the group is in custody in a pre-trial detention center, while other participants have signed a pledge not to leave and to behave properly. The actions of the maternity capital owners will also be examined.
