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Monday, December 9, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 9, 2024
Israeli among 11 arrested by Russia in crackdown on fraudulent call centers
Russia’s security service, the FSB, has detained 11 employees and head of a network of allegedly fraudulent international call centers who operated in the interests of a former Georgian defense minister, Russian news agencies report.
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has stopped the illegal activities of an international network of call centers that operated in the interests of the former Georgian Defense Minister and founder of Milton Group David Kezerashvili, who is currently hiding in London,” Russia’s RIA state news agency says, citing an FSB statement.
Among those detained is an Israeli-Ukrainian head of one of the call centers, RIA reported.
