40 million rubles of bribes: organizers of underground casinos sent to colonies

Eleven members of the criminal community received from 7 years 6 months to 18 years in prison for organizing underground casinos in Vladivostok. According to the press service of the SU IC of Russia in the Primorsky Territory, the illegal network operated from December 2018 to August 2022.

Underground establishments worked on the streets of Kalinin, Tramvaina, Lugovoi, Oleg Koshevoy, Sportivnaya, Russian, Sakhalinskaya, Borisenko, on the avenue of the 100th anniversary of Vladivostok, Ocean Avenue. Special equipment was used for gambling.

The investigation established that in order to mask the activities, the participants of the organized crime group issued a legal entity for a fake person. Organizers have also used intermediaries to transfer bribes to officials to avoid cracking down on illegal casinos.

The total amount of bribes exceeded 40 million rubles. The income from the activities of the underground gambling network for the entire period amounted to more than 375 million rubles.

The court appointed the convicts different terms, taking into account the degree of their participation in the criminal community. They received from 7 years 6 months to 18 years in prison. In addition, fines from 1 million to 60 million rubles and restriction of freedom for a period of 1 year to 1 year 6 months were imposed.

Another 16 people connected with ensuring the work of illegal gambling establishments were previously convicted in a separate sentence. Their criminal case was separated into independent proceedings.