The residents of Chelyabinsk will be tried in Tyumen for fraud against pensioners, said the official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry Irina Volk.
The investigation established that about a year ago, a resident of Chelyabinsk organized a group of five people and devised a criminal scheme. The attackers arrived in Tyumen and began actively offering the elderly to carry out 'disinfection'. chargeable apartments from the coronavirus. They have attracted labor veterans and people with disabilities with discounts. If they refused, the crooks intimidated retirees by fining them or quarantining their homes.
The pseudo-disinfection was performed using dry fog generators and odor neutralizers. One of the women surrendered to the police. Officers identified the car the assailants were traveling in and stopped them on the outskirts of town.
It is noted that at least 14 people were injured as a result of the actions of the accused.
Earlier, law enforcement stopped the activities of members of the group, suspected of fraudulent activity with real estate in Belgorod.