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- 11 April 2026, 04:20
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
At the request of Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, the competent authorities of the Argentine Republic are extraditing Maxim Yamnov for him to face criminal prosecution under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud).
According to investigators, in 2021 the accused embezzled funds from a commercial organization by submitting fraudulent travel documents, fictitious contracts, and receipts for accommodation in various regions of the country, which Yamnov had never visited. The total damage to the company exceeded 500,000 rubles (approximately $5,500).
The accused absconded to avoid prosecution. At the direction of Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, he was placed on the international wanted list.
Thanks to close coordination between the Russian supervisory authority and its foreign counterparts, a positive decision on the extradition of the accused was secured.
Yamnov will be escorted to Moscow by officers of Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) and the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
11 April 2026, 04:20
At Russia's Request, Argentina Extradites Individual Accused of Fraud
At the request of Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, the competent authorities of the Argentine Republic are extraditing Maxim Yamnov for him to face criminal prosecution under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud).
According to investigators, in 2021 the accused embezzled funds from a commercial organization by submitting fraudulent travel documents, fictitious contracts, and receipts for accommodation in various regions of the country, which Yamnov had never visited. The total damage to the company exceeded 500,000 rubles (approximately $5,500).
The accused absconded to avoid prosecution. At the direction of Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, he was placed on the international wanted list.
Thanks to close coordination between the Russian supervisory authority and its foreign counterparts, a positive decision on the extradition of the accused was secured.
Yamnov will be escorted to Moscow by officers of Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) and the INTERPOL National Central Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
