“A sentence was passed in the city of Perm for a 61-year-old woman who was found guilty of fraud committed on an especially large scale. Over a thousand shareholders suffered from her illegal activities. The material damage amounted to about 194 million rubles,” said the official representative of the Russian MIA Irina Volk.

It was established that the defendant in the criminal case, using her official position and for the purposes of personal enrichment, organized the activity of a credit union that had features of a “financial pyramid”.

As a result of illegal actions in the period from July 2002 to January 2010 she committed the theft of funds of over a thousand shareholders. The caused material damage amounted to about 194 million rubles.

The criminal case was investigated by the investigative unit of the GA for Investigation of the MIA GA for the Perm Territory for more than six years. During this time, the investigation carried out more than ten accounting examinations, studied a large number of documents. The scope of the criminal case was about 160 volumes.

The court sentenced the guilty to six years imprisonment in a general regime colony and a fine of 300 thousand rubles. In addition, she is obliged to compensate the damage caused to the victims.