Russian fraudsters went on Cartier spending spree

A gang of Russian fraudsters who fleeced banks out of millions of pounds and bought Cartier jewellery to launder some of the cash were jailed for a total of more than 16 years. Aslan Abazov, 30, and Aslan Gergov, 29, operated a network of ‘cash mules’ to help cyber criminals launder funds. With the help of Sergo Sahin, 26, Andrejs Ignatjevs, 48, and Kazbek Varitlov, 33, they controlled cash which hackers had pilfered from high street bank accounts. Five business…