⚡️ Russia🇷🇺: the "criminal penalty" for dropping is not always a conviction

⚡️ Russia🇷🇺: the "criminal penalty" for dropping is not always a conviction

According to lawyers, adapting existing articles of the Criminal Code to fraud offenses, instead of radically changing the legislation, leads to a dead-end.

➡️ Estimates from the Central Bank suggest that in 2024, around 10 million Russians made transfers to drop cards in fraudulent operations.

➡️ Articles 159 (fraud) and 187 (illegal use of payment means) fail to effectively identify new fraudulent schemes in time.

➡️ Actions by regional law enforcement reveal a significant discrepancy between the number of criminal cases initiated and the relatively small proportion that actually go to trial.

➡️ One key issue is that article 187, when applied to drops and drop facilitators, allows for multiple interpretations, resulting in a mix of acquittals and cases being archived in the statistics.

⚠️ Important note: the “Forbes.ru” publication does not mention another relevant article: 174 - “conducting financial transactions and other activities with funds or assets known to have been obtained illegally, with the aim of giving them the appearance of legality in their possession, use, or disposal” (as is the case with drops). The maximum penalty for this offense is up to 7 years in prison. However, different variations in the sentence may apply.

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