Funds were allocated for a program to support families with children
In Ingushetia, participants of an organized crime group (OCG) were detained on suspicion of embezzling over 1 billion rubles from the budget. The funds were allocated for a government program to support families with children, according to RIA Novosti citing the Interior Ministry of the North Caucasus Federal District.
It has been established that the OPG included employees of the Regional Operator of Mortgage Housing Loans of the Republic of Ingushetia, residents of the region, employees of Rosreestr, and unidentified individuals. Three suspects in the criminal case, including the organizer of the OCG – the director of the Regional Operator, have been detained. Two of them have been arrested, while another participant, who has seven minors in her care, two of whom are disabled, has been placed under house arrest.
According to the investigation, from 2019 to 2022, members of the OPG, obtaining copies of personal documents of individuals, including birth certificates of third and subsequent children, forged fake sales contracts for real estate and loan agreements between the Regional Operator and buyers of real estate based on previously forged sales contracts. Additionally, they also forged and provided birth certificates for fictitious children allegedly born outside the Russian Federation. The activities of the OPG were carefully concealed and carried out for a long time under the guise of legal activities, as noted in the release by the agency.
Seven criminal cases have been initiated under fraud charges involving receiving payments. They have been consolidated into one investigation.