Alleged Vostochny Embezzler Captured Driving Extremely Expensive Car

Construction at Vostochny. (Credit: Roscosmos)

So much for keeping a low profile.

Balarus security forces captured a man accused of embezzling 4 million rubles ($75,000) from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport project as he was driving his diamond-encrusted Mercedes. Officials have not named the man, who is described as a 45-year old Georgian national.

Police in the Amur region put the shamed director on the international wanted list and he was located in Minsk, where he drove a luxury Mercedes car decorated with Swarovski diamonds. According to local media, it cost $300,000 (16 million roubles) to have the vehicle covered.

It was inside this car that he was detained by Belarus Special Forces on Monday, with the arrest recorded by officers and then distributed on the Internet.

In the recording it is clear that the director promises to give all the money back within a week. He will now be sent to Russia where police will continue their investigation.

Read all about it here.