YEREVAN. – Armenian Prosecutor’s Office opened a criminal case with respect to embezzlement via computer technology and money laundering.  

After studying the preliminary report based on the information which Iranian citizen Muhammadreza Ilanlu gave to Armenia’s Police, it was found out that an identified person had stolen—between January 30 and April 18, 2012—Armenian drams equivalent to around US$ 24,000 from Ilanlu’s Visa Classic credit card and by way of several websites and online services.     

Afterward, the said person conducted 96 different commercial transactions in Saint Petersburg, Russia, thereby legalizing the aforementioned amount, and, as a result, a large amount of property damage was caused to Muhammadreza Ilanlu.

A criminal case is launched.The Armenian National Security Service will conduct the criminal investigation.