Establishment of data on the subject and method of the crime in cases of illegal circulation of payments

Federal Law No. 153-FZ of June 8, 2015 “On Amending Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation” changed the title of the article itself, expanded the subject of criminal assault, and substantially modernized the objective side of the criminal act. The article substantiates the need to develop the content of the subject of criminal assault and the method of crime as the most informative components of circumstances that are to be determined in cases of illegal circulation of payment instruments. On the basis of explanations of the highest judicial bodies of Russia, separate normative sources and modern research in forensic science, the content of the subject and method of the act of Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.