The court sentenced the defendants in the case of theft from the military in Sheremetyevo

The court in Khimki sentenced to terms from eight to 17 years defendants in the case of embezzlement of money from the military at Sheremetyevo airport, according to the telegram channel of the courts of the Moscow region.

“The Khimki city court considered a criminal case against Manukyan O.R., Tamalov Yu., Mallaev A.F., Yusupov A.G. and Terekhov D.Y., accused of committing crimes under Part 2 of Art. 210 (participation in a criminal community), Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud on an especially large scale). Manukyan O.R. and Tamalov Yu. were also accused under paragraph “a” of part 3 of article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (extortion committed by an organized group), Manukyan O.R. under paragraph “a” of part 4 of article 162 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (robbery committed by an organized group). The court found the defendants guilty and sentenced them to imprisonment, the press service said.

Information about the activities of a criminal group that deceived the military at the airport was received by the authorities in October 2024 – they were met in Sheremetyevo and invited to drink. After that, the military was offered to use a taxi at a much higher price, in some cases, money was stolen from bank cards.

Nine criminal cases were opened for theft and fraud at the airport.

The criminal group included employees of the line department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the airport.