The investigation into former Azerbaijani lawyer Elman Paşayev, who worked in Russia and was accused of fraud, has been concluded, APA reports, citing Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation's military-investigative bodies have completed investigative actions against the former lawyer. Paşayev is charged under Article 159 (4), Article 30 (3), and Article 159 (4) of the Russian Criminal Code ("Fraud and especially attempted fraud").
The accusation states that in January 2024, the defendant convinced his friend Aleksey Blinovskiy, in exchange for a large sum of money, that he could exempt him and his wife Yelena Blinovskaya from criminal liability. Paşayev received over 47 million rubles from Blinovskiy.
The former lawyer is also accused of defrauding Aleksey Zakharov of more than 15 million rubles between July 2023 and September 2024 using a similar method.