Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine reported suspicion of aiding in the illegal activity of organizing and conducting gambling, committed by a group of persons based on a prior conspiracy and the legalization of property obtained through criminal means, to the person involved in the case of miscoding.

The suspect is directly related to one of the largest sanctioned organizers of online casino gambling.

After the announcement of suspicion the man did not appear without good reason when summoned by an authorized person, did not report his whereabouts, did not communicate and changed his place of residence. He was declared wanted by the pre-trial investigation body.

According to the results of the measures the law enforcement officers established the whereabouts of the suspect and detained him on the basis of a court order. In the future the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for the man.

Currently the pre-trial investigation under Part 5 of Art. 27 part 2 of Art. 203-2 part 5 of Art. 27 part 2 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine continues. Operational support was carried out by employees of the Security Service of Ukraine. Procedural management - prosecutors of the General Prosecutor's Office.

For reference: miscoding is a type of fraud in the bank acquiring network which consists in changing the purpose of payment, currently actively used in tax evasion schemes.