In the criminal case of fraud, in which blogger and business coach Ayaz Shabutdinov was involved, seven new episodes have appeared. A source from Izvestia reported this on Tuesday, February 6.
“New materials were added to the case on February 5,” the interlocutor shared.
The applicants said that they suffered to varying degrees from the actions of Shabutdinov and his accomplice Vasily Alekseev. The statement emphasizes that they were persuaded to pay for educational courses and were promised good results, which were not achieved.
In addition, it is noted that the cost of the courses was different for everyone. So, one woman paid 199.5 thousand rubles, and the second – 311 thousand rubles. One of the applicants told law enforcement agencies that she spent 1 million rubles on courses.
On January 30, it was reported that the number of people who are victims in the fraud case brought against blogger Shabutdinov increased to 50. The defendant’s lawyer, Kaloi Akhilgov, suggested that the number of victims in the case will continue to grow.
Shabutdinov was detained in early November 2023 on suspicion of fraud after complaints about educational courses he sold. He offered people to buy webinars, trainings, marathons. Shabutdinov claimed that after completing his training, clients would be able to open a successful business.
On November 4, Shabutdinov was arrested. The investigation insisted on taking the defendant into custody, since “while at large, Shabutdinov could hide or put pressure on witnesses and victims.” It turned out that the blogger has citizenship of Saint Lucia, as well as valid visas to the USA, UAE and Italy, which could help him leave Russia.
On December 12, the Tagansky Court of Moscow extended Shabutdinov’s arrest for two months; he will remain in pre-trial detention until February 16, 2024. In turn, the blogger’s lawyers during the hearing asked to change his preventive measure to house arrest or bail in the amount of 50 million rubles. On January 29, the court rejected the blogger’s appeal against the choice of a preventive measure.
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