At the initiative of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Republic of Moldova have deported Vladimir Papazyan and Vladimir Allahverdyan, charged under Article 159, Part 4 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

According to the investigation, between October 2017 and July 2021, Papazyan and Allahverdyan, along with other individuals, ran a scheme to defraud citizens by convincing them to invest in apartment construction projects in Sochi.

The defendants defrauded 48 people, pocketing more than 88 million rubles of the victims' money.

Since Papazyan and Allahverdyan fled to avoid prosecution, a court ordered their arrest in absentia, and they were placed on the international wanted list.

Once the accused were taken into custody, the competent authorities of Moldova said they were ready to hand over to Russia the individuals who had been placed on the international wanted list.

Thanks to the effective cooperation between the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and its foreign counterparts, Papazyan and Allahverdyan have been deported to Russia.