As a result of operative-investigative activity of the military police of the RA Ministry of Defence, on March 19, 2021, a criminal group was identified on suspicion of fraud and extortion, which from December 2020 to February 2021, for various reasons related to the military service, through fraud, under the pretext of receiving assistance, from a US citizen H.T. received bank transfers in the amount of US $ 25,000.

From the materials prepared on the fact, it turned out that a conscript of the military unit N M.K., having met through a social network with a US citizen H.T., fraudulently received money from him for various reasons within the specified time frame, after which by coming to an agreement with his acquaintances V.Gh. and A.H. in advance, under the name of a fake user, fraudulently extorted money from H.T., which were sent to the citizens M.A. and A.A. through bank transfers, and the latter gave the transferred money to the mentioned persons according to the preliminary agreement.

Explanations were given by a conscript of the military unit N M.K., citizens V.Gh, A.H. and A.A. A criminal case was initiated in the Military Police of the RA Ministry of Defence on the basis of the prepared materials.

Notification. A person suspected or accused of an alleged crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in accordance with the RA Criminal Procedure Code and a court judgment that has entered into force.