(MENAFN) The Russian Consulate General in New York declared that four Russians have been detained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States over money laundering and collusive fraud charges.
The consulate general confirmed: "One of them was arrested in Boston and transferred to New York. Another two, as the information of the Federal Bureau of Prisons showed, were arrested in Los Angeles, while the location of the forth is being found out."
Russian media Sputnik announced that the arrests were linked to a wire raud and money laundering case announced by the U.S. Justice Department, where 25 persons, with the four suspects among them, were taking part in a car fraud of at least 4.5 million U.S. dollars.
The Russian embassy in the United States stated that they were observing the case and had referred to the U.S. State Department for explanation of the situation, while attempting to create direct access to the detainees.
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