OREANDA-NEWS In Denmark, a 53-year-old Russian was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud with false documents worth $ 3.5 billion. This is reported by Reuters.

The man was arrested in October 2022, when he introduced himself to the employees of the National Bank as a representative of an investment company. At the same time, he provided fake documents.

The investigation found out that the Russian tried to commit fraud in the amount of $ 3.5 billion against the National Bank of Denmark. The court agreed with the opinion of the prosecutors.

Earlier, a special commission of the European Parliament found out that the Ukrainian treasury annually receives less than 750 million euros due to tax fraud of large local businesses. This scheme is related to the export of iron ore.