Russia (bbabo.net), - Alexander Bastrykin's department announced the liquidation of one of the largest criminal communities in recent years, whose members have long been involved in organizing an illegal gambling business in Moscow.
According to investigators, the beginning of this underground business should be counted from May 2016. The head of the criminal empire of the UK named Anton Bazhanov. Together with him, 13 other people were under investigation. In total, 65 people were drawn into the criminal orbit of underground gambling. All - from 36 to 49 years.
They were presented with only two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. But they are one of the "coolest" articles in terms of the number of years provided in places not so remote. These are article 210 of the Criminal Code - "organization of a criminal community" and article 171.2 of the Criminal Code - "illegal organization of gambling committed by a group."
The defendants in the case lived in the most prestigious suburban villages. And they used premium class cars with escort cars
Anton Bazhanov is not a random person in the gambling industry. The SC said the following about him:
- Possessing special knowledge in the field of organizing and conducting gambling and having practical experience in organizing and conducting gambling on the territory of the gambling zones of the Russian Federation, as well as the territory of the Republic of Belarus, using the network of betting clubs of Panorama LLC, Bazhanov organized at 14 addresses in Moscow illegal gambling activities outside the gambling zone using gaming equipment.
These addresses were literally in all administrative districts of the capital. Somewhere these were large and expensive apartments. One of these apartments was located in the residential complex "Vorobyovy Gory" on Mosfilmovskaya Street. Well, somewhere they were gambling "points", which were located in rented office premises, non-residential buildings. There were 12 of them. The largest gaming hall was located on Prechistenskaya embankment.
Naturally, Bazhanov did not work alone. He was assisted by about seventy other people. The UK explained that the roles of these dozens of subordinates were clearly distributed.
- Each of them performed its functions, including the management of each of the fourteen separate structural divisions of the gaming hall. They also distributed roles within each of the groups. They were engaged in the administration of the process of gambling "using gaming equipment outside the gambling zone."
Others kept records and distribution of considerable funds received from the illegal organization and conduct of gambling. Some citizens were engaged in the collection of money. In addition, accounting worked well. All this formed a serious material and financial base of the criminal community.
The department of Alexander Bastrykin explained why it took years to uncover this structure. The fact is that the strictest conspiracy operated in the criminal community.
Thus, the grassroots members of the group did not know the leaders either by sight or by name. And communication with the "bosses" was carried out through modern IP-telephony and instant messengers. There was a strict hierarchy. The main one - the head of the criminal organization - was known only to a limited circle of accomplices from among the closest and most trusted people.
Anton Bazhanov himself lived in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region in a very expensive and very closed cottage village.
Other defendants in this case also did not lag behind. They all lived in the most prestigious suburban settlements of the Moscow region. And only premium class cars and escort cars were used for transportation.
But even this was not enough. They flew across the sky, if necessary, as well - only on private jets.
“The illegal activities of the criminal community have been proven as a result of well-planned investigative actions and operational-search activities carried out by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee for Moscow together with employees of operational services,” the investigative department stressed.
And the investigative department added that during the special operation to eliminate this criminal community, more than 150 searches were carried out in office and residential premises, as well as in gambling establishments.
What exactly was taken during the searches, the Investigative Committee does not say. They managed only with a general phrase about the fact that "in the course of the searches, material evidence was found and confiscated, testifying to the guilt of members of the criminal community."
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