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- 20 January 2026, 09:50
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
The competent authorities of the Republic of Bulgaria, upon the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, are extraditing Russian citizen Alexander Plesnetsov for him to face criminal charges under Article 159, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud).
According to the investigation, between August and November 2021, Plesnetsov, as a member of an organized criminal group, embezzled over 11 million rubles from 21 car buyers at a car dealership in the country’s capital.
Specifically, the accomplices placed knowingly misleading advertisements about car prices, intentionally understating their actual cost, to attract more customers. After the buyers approached the dealership, members of the group filled out loan applications on behalf of the victims for amounts exceeding the car's value. The difference between the actual cost of the vehicles and the sum specified in the loan agreements was then divided among the accomplices.
Plesnetsov went into hiding from law enforcement agencies. At the instruction of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, he was placed on the international wanted list.
A request for his extradition was submitted following his detention in the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Thanks to the close cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and our foreign counterparts, a positive decision on his extradition was secured.
Today, under escort, he is being flown back to Russia.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
20 January 2026, 09:50
At the initiative of the Russian side, the Republic of Bulgaria is extraditing an accused who has been placed on the international wanted list for committing fraud
The competent authorities of the Republic of Bulgaria, upon the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, are extraditing Russian citizen Alexander Plesnetsov for him to face criminal charges under Article 159, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud).
According to the investigation, between August and November 2021, Plesnetsov, as a member of an organized criminal group, embezzled over 11 million rubles from 21 car buyers at a car dealership in the country’s capital.
Specifically, the accomplices placed knowingly misleading advertisements about car prices, intentionally understating their actual cost, to attract more customers. After the buyers approached the dealership, members of the group filled out loan applications on behalf of the victims for amounts exceeding the car's value. The difference between the actual cost of the vehicles and the sum specified in the loan agreements was then divided among the accomplices.
Plesnetsov went into hiding from law enforcement agencies. At the instruction of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, he was placed on the international wanted list.
A request for his extradition was submitted following his detention in the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Thanks to the close cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and our foreign counterparts, a positive decision on his extradition was secured.
Today, under escort, he is being flown back to Russia.
