Muscovite who found someone else’s wallet became a criminal

A resident of Moscow was tried for theft because she spent money from a wallet found on the street.

According to the press service of the Second Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction, on August 8, a woman found a wallet with money and documents on the street, brought it home – she spent the money on her own needs, and kept the wallet at home, where the police confiscated it.

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow found the woman guilty under paragraph “c” of Part 2 of Art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in theft and sentenced to a fine of 25 thousand rubles. to state revenue. The civil claim of the victim was also satisfied – 40 thousand rubles were recovered from the defendant in his favor. for compensation for material damage.

Trying to challenge the verdict, the woman explained that she had found a wallet at the entrance, and it was necessary to regard it as a find, that she had no intention to steal property. However, the judicial board recognized these arguments as unconvincing, since the citizen did not take any actions aimed at returning the found thing to its rightful owner, did not report this to the police or to another official body.

The cassation appeal was dismissed.