Responsibility for the organization of the financial pyramid in the history of criminal law of modern Russia
The study studied the norms of the criminal law of Russia, which regulate liability in the sphere of financial pyramids, in the process of their consistent adoption. The reasons for legislative changes are investigated. On the example of bringing the participants of MMM-2011 to criminal responsibility, the effect of criminal norms on fraud in this area is illustrated. The conclusion is made about the relevance of introducing a special rule into the Criminal Code providing for liability for activities in the sphere of financial pyramids separately from fraud, since not all financial pyramids have signs of fraud. If the depositors were informed in advance that they were participants in a financial pyramid, there is no obligatory sign of fraud - the way it was committed (deception or breach of trust).The article draws attention to the fact that cases of bringing to criminal liability under Article 172.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are isolated. Organizations with signs of financial pyramids continue to attract investor, which indicates the need to continue improving this area of legislation.