The Investigative Committee reports that 29 million drams of criminal origin have been transferred to the state budget.
"During the preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated by the Cybercrime and High-Tech Crime Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee, apparent factual data were obtained indicating that A.M., having reached a preliminary agreement with a group of citizens from the RA and foreign countries regarding computer fraud, participated in a transnational criminal organization from June to November 29, 2025. The leaders of this organization recruited and involved more than 50 members, created a multi-tiered hierarchical structure to manage and coordinate their actions, performed role distribution based on specialization, developed behavioral norms and restrictions within the group, and monitored their compliance, implementing clear and meticulously thought-out mechanisms for committing crimes, directing the sequence of actions.
Members of the criminal organization, posing as lawyers, representatives of international companies, crypto platforms, and financial officers, used various aliases to commit the computer frauds from rented premises.
The preliminary investigation established that the criminal organization committed thefts amounting to at least 2 billion 518 million 288 thousand 500 drams.
During a search of A.M.'s apartment, 29 million 491 thousand drams of criminal origin and a large number of gold jewelry were found, the issue of their further confiscation will be addressed by the court in its final judicial act.
A public criminal prosecution has been initiated against A.M. by the decision of the supervising prosecutor under part 1 of Article 319 of the Criminal Code (participation in a criminal organization) and under points 1 and 3 of part 3 of Article 257 (particularly large-scale computer theft committed by a criminal organization). The criminal case has been sent to the supervising prosecutor with an accusatory conclusion," the statement said.
Notice: A person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in accordance with the procedure established by the Criminal Procedure Code by a court decision that has entered into legal force.
