The blogger allegedly used social networks to sell certificates of goods and services worth two thousand rubles, and then organized prize draws among certificate holders without being registered as an individual entrepreneur or legal entity and without having the appropriate permits.
While the money obtained from the lottery was transferred to the blogger’s bank account, he also used bank cards registered in the names of his relatives.
The suspect reportedly earned 256 million rubles from this scheme from 2021 to 2023. A criminal case has been filed regarding this issue under the article “illegal commercial activity” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and a preliminary investigation is ongoing.
Source: Ferra
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