Fraudster from Nizhny Tagil will go on trial in Tula for fraud for 2.5 million rubles

In Tula on October 20 will begin to consider a criminal case against a resident of Nizhny Tagil, who is accused of embezzling 2.5 million rubles from pensioners. According to investigators, the man worked as a courier in a criminal group that deceived elderly people under the pretext of “declaring” money, told “MK in Tula” in the joint press service of the courts and the local police.

According to the investigation, from November to December 2025, the accused traveled to the Sverdlovsk, Tula and Moscow regions and took money from the victims. He kept some of the money as a reward. The man is charged with three episodes of fraud on an especially large scale.

During the investigation, the accused was detained. The case will be considered by the Proletarian District Court of Tula. The meeting is scheduled for October 20, 2026, at 12:00.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” wrote about a resident of Tula, which after a call about the alleged financing of terrorism transferred fraudsters more than 4 million rubles. The woman believed the interlocutors and gave a stranger near his house 4 million 62 thousand rubles. On this fact, a criminal case was opened on fraud on an especially large scale.