«Changer» in the Crimea turned over millions and imagined himself a «currency king», but …

CrimeaPRESS reports:

In Crimea, the investigation of a criminal case on illegal banking activities has been completed. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea, from September 2022 to June 2023, without a special permit, a 51-year-old man was buying and selling foreign currency in the city of Dzhankoy, including in the market. As a result of the operational-search activity, the police documented the fact that the underground banker exchanged 10,100,000 rubles for 120,000 US dollars.

During the interrogation, the accused admitted his guilt and repented of his deed. Currently, a criminal case initiated under Part 2 of Art. 172 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, with the indictment sent to the court for consideration on the merits— reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea.

The prosecutor’s office clarified: the “changer” worked on a grand scale. He even rented premises where he carried out illegal banking operations. Income from illegal activities amounted to more than 10 million rubles.

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