YEREVAN. – Avan and Nor Nork First Instance Court accepted proofs on M. Tumasyan in stealing, legalizing huge amount of income through crime, falsifying payment documents and sentenced for 8 years of imprisonment.

Investigation revealed that Tumasyan being in Moscow, Russia, in 2008 get acquainted with yet unknown individual with Loader nickname, who told him how to make false Citibank cards to steal money in the U.S., Attorney General Office press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

A group was organized and stole more than AMD 134,178,839 ($436,500) in the U.S., Mexico and Russia in September-November, 2008.

Later Tumasyan decided to steal alone also acquiring a false driving license to realize the transactions. The court found him guilty and sentenced for 8 years of imprisonment on Dec. 23, 2011.