A resident of the Moksha district was fined for buying a wiretapping device

The court found sufficient evidence collected by investigators of the Bessonov inter-district investigative department of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Penza region, and sentenced a 61-year-old resident of the Moksha district. He was found guilty of committing a crime under Article 138.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - illegal acquisition of special technical means intended for secret obtaining information.

The investigation and the court found that at the end of December 2025, an employee of one of the limited liability companies purchased a special technical device on the Internet. With his help, the man intended to secretly listen to the conversations of subordinates. After receiving the device was stored in the garage.

Subsequently, the device was seized by an employee of the regional department of the FSB. The accused pleaded guilty to the incriminated act. The court sentenced him to a fine of 50 thousand rubles.