Law enforcement uncovered a new scheme by Shor’s associates to fund political parties illegally through Russia’s Promsvyazbank. Under the pretext of paying remuneration to participants of demonstrations, they created accounts for them at the Russian bank and then transferred money to them in Russian rubles.
They subsequently converted the funds into currency. The presidents of the offices then retained half of the transferred sums, claiming that they were intermediaries for extracting the money.
“On September 9, 2024, officers of the National Investigation Inspectorate. in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, carried out several searches in a criminal case initiated for illegal financing of political parties, initiative groups, and electoral contestants – committed in large proportions, as well as money laundering committed by an organized criminal group in gigantic proportions,” the National Police announced.
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The amounts transferred to Shor activists ranged from 10,000 to 155,000 roubles. During the searches, authorities seized draft documents, cell phones, and other items relevant to the prosecution. Further actions on the investigation of the case are ongoing.