Three of the criminal money laundering group arrested in Plovdiv on October 7 are under a "subscription" measure, and the fourth remains in custody. This was announced by the press center of the Court of Justice in the city after a decision by the Court of Appeal, which is final.
The group embezzled amounts earned by women on an erotic website and invested them in real estate, gold, and cars. In this way, without the knowledge of one of the young women, 2.8 million US dollars earned by her over several years were diverted. The four men are accused of acting as an organized criminal group in the period from January to October of this year. During their arrest, money was seized - in euros and leva, computer configurations, phones and other material evidence.
The man, who remains in custody, was involved in recruiting candidates for erotic models, for whom he created profiles on an erotic website, but redirected payments from clients to his own bank accounts. There is evidence of him traveling abroad to the UK and countries outside the European Union. Therefore, the court believes that with a lighter detention measure there is a real risk that he will abscond, and for these reasons the court confirmed the most severe detention measure taken against him - "detention in custody". Regarding the fact that she is expecting a child soon, the court believes that there are relatives who can take care of the future mother, with whom the man lives as a family.
For the other three defendants, the court accepted that there was no danger of them absconding or committing a crime under a lighter measure of detention and changed my detention in custody to a “submission“.
The decision of the appellate court is final.