Vitalik Makhachkalinsky is a thief in law. Biography and the history of detention

The thief in the law is the elite of the underworld. The term appeared in the 1930s in the USSR and became firmly established after the collapse of the Union. To date, thieves in the law are controlled by criminal elements throughout Russia. They strictly follow the peculiar "code of honor". One of them is a thief in law Vitalik Makhachkalinsky. The autobiography of criminals is often similar: a series of imprisonments and a close connection with the criminal world.

Biography

He was born in 1959 on October 10 in the city of Makhachkala. Nationality is a mountain Jew. The only thief in the law with such a nationality. His first term was in 1980. Condemned him on articles for theft, misappropriation of property. From that moment the chain of imprisonment began. In prison he became a thief in law, moreover - he was officially crowned. According to the investigation, adjoined the Vidnov group. She was based in Moscow, in the Vidnoe district. He was the right hand of the Georgian authority - Zakhary Kalashov.

The first nickname of Vitalik is connected with the place of his birth - Makhachkala. During his imprisonment he was nicknamed the Beast for his cool temper. But the thief himself denies this and believes that the nickname is given solely for "exhilarating appearance."

Vitalik Makhachkalinsky moved safely with his companions to live in Spain. There also launched a network of Russian mafia. The main activity was money laundering. In 2005, the operation "Wasp" was carried out, and the attempt to detain Vitalik Makhachkalinsky was unsuccessful. He and the accomplices were charged with laundering money. But after a while he was released on bail.

Imprisonment

The thief in the law, Vitalik Makhachkalinsky, lived happily in Spain and continued to engage in criminal activities. His sphere was economic crimes. In 2008, Operation Troika was conducted, thanks to which three group leaders were detained. The number of detainees included: Vitalik Makhachkalinsky, Alexander Malyshev and Gennady Petrov. In conclusion, they spent a year and a half, after which the court found them harmless to escape and released.

The essence of the case and extradition

Attention of the Spanish law enforcement agencies Vitalik Makhachkalinsky drew his luxurious way of life. Simple checks made it possible to find out from him financial sources of unknown origin. He lived in a luxury villa and bought premium cars. In connection with the criminal group, many Spanish officials were also charged. All property of the detainees was confiscated. Vitaly was kept first in the prison of Zaragoza, after being transferred to a strict security prison in Madrid. As a protest, the thief kept a hunger strike for almost two months.

After a while Vitalik Makhachkalinsky was extradited to Russia. At that time he was 55 years old. At home, he was immediately met by law enforcement officers and held a "preventive conversation." At the moment, Vitalik Makhachkalinsky is not seen in criminal activities, but he is still under police control.

It is noteworthy that only Vitalik was the first and last mountain Jew in the upper crust of the underworld. Neither before him nor after him was there any more representatives of this nationality among thieves in law.