Thief in law - the elite of the underworld. The term appeared in the 1930s in the USSR and firmly came into use after the collapse of the Union. Today, it is thieves in law who control criminal elements throughout Russia. They strictly follow the peculiar "code of honor." One of them is a thief in law Vitalik Makhachkala. The autobiography of criminals is often similar: a series of imprisonments and a close relationship with the criminal world.
Biography
Born in 1959 on October 10 in the city of Makhachkala. Nationality is a mountain Jew. The only thief in law with such a nation. He received his first term in 1980. Convicted him under articles for theft, misappropriation of another's property. From that moment began a chain of prison. In prison he became a thief in law, moreover - he was officially crowned. According to the investigation, it adjoined the Vidnov group. It was based in Moscow, in the Vidnoe district. He was the right hand of Georgian authority - Zakhari Kalashov.
The first nickname of Vitalik is connected with the place of his birth - Makhachkala. During imprisonment he received the nickname Beast for his cool temper. But the thief himself denies this and believes that the nickname is given solely for the "frustrating appearance."
Vitalik Makhachkalinsky safely with his associates moved to live in Spain. There he deployed a network of Russian mafia. The main activity was money laundering. Operation Wasp was carried out in 2005, and an attempt to detain Vitalik Makhachkalinsky was unsuccessful. He and his accomplices were charged with money laundering. But after a while he was released on bail.
Imprisonment
The thief in law, Vitalik Makhachkalinsky, lived safely in Spain and continued to engage in criminal activities. His area was economic crime. In 2008, Operation Troika was carried out, thanks to which three group leaders were detained. The detainees included: Vitalik Makhachkalinsky, Alexander Malyshev and Gennady Petrov. In conclusion, they spent a year and a half, after which the court declared them safe for escape and released.
Essence and Extradition
The attention of the Spanish law enforcement bodies Vitalik Makhachkalinsky attracted his luxurious lifestyle. Simple checks revealed financial sources of unknown origin. He lived in a luxury villa and bought premium cars. Many Spanish officials have been accused of having links with the criminal gang. All property of the detainees was confiscated. Vitalik was first held in the Zaragoza prison, after which he was transferred to the Madrid maximum security prison. As a protest, the thief went on 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 greeted by law enforcement officers and held a “preventive conversation”. At the moment, Vitalik Makhachkalinsky has not been noticed in criminal activities, but he is still under the control of the police.
It is noteworthy that only Vitalik was the first and last Mountain Jew at the top of the criminal world. Neither before him, nor after him there were no more representatives of this nationality among thieves in law.