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Forgery Ring "cracked" by FSB
This was recently on RFE/RL Russian news. Apologies if you have heard it already.
McLenin AUTHORITIES CRACK RING THAT ALLEGEDLY FORGED STATE HONORS. The FSB has alleged that the Association of Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia has been illegally producing forged documents that seemingly bestow some of Russia's highest state awards, Russian media reported on 15 August. The association allegedly sold the documents for large sums of money. The association, which reportedly has no real heroes of Russia or the Soviet Union among its members, also illegally obtained the Golden Star of Heroes that belonged to laureates who are deceased. The Hero Order is one of Russia's most prestigious state awards, and it is in extremely high demand on the black market since it confers lucrative benefits including tax breaks, discount lending rates, and opportunities to purchase prestigious real estate. An FSB spokesman said that some 30 people have been detained in connection with the case, including association head Aleksei Kuznetsov, who has allegedly posed as an FSB lieutenant colonel. A search of the association's office reportedly uncovered numerous false documents and a personal firearm with a forged inscription purporting to be on behalf of the FSB. Investigators alleged that the association tried to infiltrate its own people within the law enforcement organs, the Justice Ministry, and other government agencies, including the offices of the presidential envoys to the seven federal districts, in order to lobby the association's interests. VY |
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