In 2017 in Sochi Vahram Stepanyan stiff a girl on the money

The amount of material damage inflicted on the victim due to the fraudulent actions of Vagram Stepanyan amounted to 420,000 Russian rubles.

The story goes like this: a 26-year-old woman from Sochi needed a furniture craftsman. As it's common nowadays, she found one on the internet through an advertisement posted on a social media page. She entered into an agreement with the craftsman and paid an advance of 420,000 rubles. After that, nothing unexpected happened: the craftsman disappeared with the money without completing the order.

It turned out that the girl had fallen victim to Vagram, a previously convicted Armenian, who was also wanted by federal authorities for evading a court-imposed sentence. He had no intention of making any furniture and gladly spent the money.

A criminal case was initiated against the man under Article 159, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code for "Fraud," which carries a potential prison sentence of up to five years