Deputies and members of his criminal group used slave labor – FSB – EADaily, October 25, 2024 – Politics, Russia

The deputy of the Council of People’s Deputies of the Sobinsky district of the Vladimir region is suspected of using slave labor. His criminal group included three other people. Among the victims was a participant in a military operation, the press service of the regional FSB reported.

According to the regional FSB, a deputy of the Council of People’s Deputies of the Sobinsky district, together with his accomplices, forcibly detained three people in a car wash and used them as slaves for two years. In addition, fraudsters fraudulently stole money from a bank account of a participant in a special military operation. The amount of the theft is more than 1 million rubles.

“On the basis of the submitted results of the ORD SU SK, criminal cases were initiated in the Vladimir region against the named deputy and members of his criminal group in accordance with Part 4 of Article 159 and Part 3 of Article 127.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “All members of the criminal group were arrested and a preventive measure in the form of detention was taken against them,” the ministry said in a statement.

After viewing the crime scene and conducting a search, the stolen money, weapons, bank cards and computer equipment were confiscated. As a preventative measure, the court chose to imprison two fraudsters. The investigation continues to identify additional incidents involving criminals.