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- 20 august 2025, 08:00
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Kingdom of Cambodia are deporting Roman Pichugin, accused under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud).
According to the investigation, from September 2021 to May 2022 Pichugin and other unidentified persons advertised on the Internet services for hosting digital currency mining equipment on a specialized platform. For this purpose, they purchased the constituent documents of one of the existing commercial organizations.
Pichugin offered one of the potential clients to conclude an agreement and transfer mining equipment for temporary use. However, he failed to fulfill his obligations and did not return property worth over 3.6 million rubles.
Due to the fact that Pichugin fled from the investigative authorities, in December 2024 a preventive measure in the form of detention was imposed on him in absentia. On behalf of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, he was put on the international wanted list.
The extradition request was sent in June in connection with the report of the accused's detention on the territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Thanks to interaction with foreign colleagues, it was possible to achieve a decision on Pichugin's deportation in transit through the People's Republic of China.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
20 august 2025, 08:00
Cambodia to deport an internationally wanted fraud suspect
At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Kingdom of Cambodia are deporting Roman Pichugin, accused under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud).
According to the investigation, from September 2021 to May 2022 Pichugin and other unidentified persons advertised on the Internet services for hosting digital currency mining equipment on a specialized platform. For this purpose, they purchased the constituent documents of one of the existing commercial organizations.
Pichugin offered one of the potential clients to conclude an agreement and transfer mining equipment for temporary use. However, he failed to fulfill his obligations and did not return property worth over 3.6 million rubles.
Due to the fact that Pichugin fled from the investigative authorities, in December 2024 a preventive measure in the form of detention was imposed on him in absentia. On behalf of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, he was put on the international wanted list.
The extradition request was sent in June in connection with the report of the accused's detention on the territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Thanks to interaction with foreign colleagues, it was possible to achieve a decision on Pichugin's deportation in transit through the People's Republic of China.