Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department in conjunction with operatives of Criminal Investigation, Moscow region conducted an operation which resulted in the sham priest arrested. He sold counterfeit unique antique silver and gold coins, the price which the market reaches tens of thousands of dollars.
DepUR Ministry of Internal Affairs: the suspect arrested in the act at the bus station of Mozhaisk Moscow region at a time when he received cash of $ 13 thousand dollars for the sale of fake gold coins rarity 25 rubles, 1896, auction price at which more than 100 thousand dollars.
Detained were 52-year-old from the city of Kazan, who arrived two years ago in the Moscow region on earnings.
Man decided to monetize by selling "remake" of rare gold coins, the originals of which have cultural and historical value. To lull the vigilance of future buyers, the suspect was wearing a priest's cassock and presented her father Sergei. When asked about the fact of the appearance of the coins said to have found them in the wall of the destroyed temple.
His victims suspect was at the flea market and antique collapse, where there is little time to evaluate the authenticity of buying, and people see the precious thing, seek it there and then buy. He told the story that restores the temple on the ruins of which have found an impressive treasure. Discovered treasures with the permission of church dignitaries, he decided to sell and the money to restore the ruined church. Cash psevdosvyaschennik always took cash only, and the proposal to transfer them to the account of the Moscow Patriarchate said categorically refused, arguing that the rebuilding of the temple will go faster when handling cash.
After the detention of a detainee under his cassock was extracted traumatic pistol "Makarov", and received in the coin money of $ 13 thousand dollars.
According to the detainee, he sells quite a long time trove and has already implemented more than one newly manufactured imperial coin.
Given the evidence, addressed the issue of a criminal case under Art. 159 of the Criminal Code (fraud).
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