Suspected fraudsters have caused damage worth 60,772,000 rubles at the Ust-Jegutinsk residential area (Karachay-Cherkessia) in a fraud scheme using Vodokanal, RIA Novosti reports.
Real estate in the area was sold at an exaggeratedly low price, causing damage equal to the said sum. The police initiated a criminal case for illegal acquisition and waste of funds. The suspected fraudsters involved may get up to 10 years of prison.