425M AMD Recovered in Call Center Fraud Case

As we have already reported, the Department for Investigation of Cybercrime and Crimes in the Field of High Technologies of the General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia is conducting a preliminary investigation of a criminal proceeding initiated in connection with a case of computer theft and money laundering in particularly large amounts by a call center.

During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings, public criminal prosecution was initiated against 16 persons under Article 318, Part 1 of the Criminal Code (creating or leading a criminal organization), Article 257, Part 3, Points 1 and 3 (computer theft committed in particularly large amounts by a criminal organization), Article 319, Part 1 (participation in a criminal organization), and Article 296, Part 3, Points 1 and 3 (money laundering in particularly large amounts by a criminal organization).

In addition to the 205 million AMD of criminal origin, another 425 million AMD has been recovered to the state budget.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case is ongoing.