More than 40 searches were carried out in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kostroma in connection with the creation of a criminal community that was engaged in cashing out money for two years. Investigators suspect a well-known man in the past to be responsible for its creation. 50 year old Petersburg businessman Temur Psuturi. 47news reports about this on April 25.
Over two years, the criminal group cashed out about 8 billion rubles, earning more than 500 million rubles (approximately 7%), according to the Investigative Committee. Cases have been initiated on Article 187 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation about “illegal circulation of means of payment” and “illegal banking activities” as part of a criminal community, according to preliminary data, about ten people may be detained.
The investigation suspects him of creating and leading a group 50 year old St. Petersburg businessman Temur Psuturi, who was included in the ratings of the richest people in the city, but several years ago was declared bankrupt, and last summer he was detained in the case of fraud with an apartment worth 16 million. In this case, Psuturi pleaded not guilty. As the joint press service of the courts reported at the time, “Hanging on a cage, I brought the following to the court: “I am the general director of a construction company with billions of dollars in contracts! And here they charge me mere pennies.” Psuturi made his fortune from road contracts and the preparation of St. Petersburg for 300 year old anniversary
During the searches on April 25, forged documents, electronic signatures, flash drives, laptops and stamps were seized. The investigation suggests that, along with Psuturi, the criminal community was led by Kirill Moskalenko.
Businessman Psuturi moved to St. Petersburg from Georgia at the beginning of the 2000s. He worked at the Stroy-Invest company, then headed it. In 2011, the company became part of the Total Development Group of Companies created together with other assets, including the production of filters, auto chemicals, plastic products, and woodworking. In 2012, on the eve of going public and renaming it to Rollman Group of Companies, he sold his stake to partners. Then he invested more than $40 million in launching a building and home supply store in Georgia.
