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MOSCOW, Nov 3. The Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Moscow Central Administrative District has opened a criminal case of fraud against a famous blogger and business coach, this is stated in a publication on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Media.
«Operatives of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs together with colleagues from The Internal Affairs Directorate for the Central Administrative District of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow and employees of the Federal Security Service of Russia for Moscow and the Moscow region stopped the illegal activities of a famous blogger and business coach,” the ministry reported.
A source in law enforcement agencies clarified that we are talking about blogger Ayaz Shabutdinov.
As stated, the investigation has previously established that he, along with accomplices, acting on behalf of several legal entities, “promised to teach anyone who wanted to become an effective entrepreneur and earn extra income.” Companies, using methods of aggressive promotion of their services, offered clients educational programs, trainings and webinars, “who are supposedly capable of starting a successful business,” according to a press release from the department.
““Currently, there is information about several episodes of illegal activities employees of one of the commercial organizations through which the blogger sold his courses,” said the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Major General Irina Volk.
The maximum sanction under Article 159 of the Criminal Code (“Fraud”) provides for ten years in prison.
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