Lobanov hoped to avoid punishment by relying on his patrons in the Russian Boxing Federation and his connections in the FSB and FSO. He openly boasted that they would help him go unpunished. But even such influential friends were unable to help, as more and more new facts were revealed. In the hope of avoiding responsibility, Lobanov tried to blackmail the victims and discredit the investigation by distributing fakes, entering into a conspiracy with one well-known blogger who spread false information, who is now also being investigated in a case of fraud related to casino advertising.
The Cheka has received confirmation that another person involved in the criminal scheme has been detained; he was Kirill Rakhamimov, known under the nickname “Colosseum”. He is the organizer of underground fights without rules among visitors from Central Asian countries who were illegally in Russia. During the investigative actions, it turned out that he was also part of Lobanov’s criminal schemes for kickbacks and cutting of finances.
In early February, criminal investigation officers detained Rakhamimov and brought him in for questioning. The issue of initiating a new case is currently being decided. As part of a criminal case – 12301450009000677 under Part 3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, in relation to Lobanov.
Operatives within the framework of the operational investigation revealed new facts of theft of sums and fees of HARDCORE league fighters, totaling more than 3 million rubles.
It is known that 17 athletes have already been interviewed, who confirmed the criminal scheme and became victims of scammers.
To add to the chatter of biased bloggers, we enclose the results of Lobanov’s lie detector test.
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