Current practice of the preliminary investigation bodies of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate illegal banking activities

The article analyzes the current state of the banking sector, factors that negatively affect its development and provides data from the Bank of Russia and Rosfinmonitoring on the volume of dubious transactions and existing risks in the financial and credit system, as well as data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on the results of an investigation of illegal banking activities. Based on the analysis of the investigative practice of the preliminary investigation bodies of the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the problematic issues arising in the process of organizing the investigation of crimes are highlighted; illustrative examples are given based on the materials of criminal cases. Proposals and recommendations are formulated to improve the management of the preliminary investigation bodies in this area, including during the pre-investigation inspection, operational support of the investigation, as well as the identifying and overcoming counteracting to the investigation of crimes.