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Moscow Inter-Regional Transport Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed investigating a criminal case against a 50-year-old USA citizen Suzanne Dicker. She is charged with a crime under paragraph “d” of part 2 of article 194 of RF Criminal Code (the evasion of customs payments collected from natural person committed on especially large scale).

According to investigators, on 3 March 2012 Suzanne Dicker being a flight attendant of a well-known airline company arrived from New-York to Sheremetyevo airport where she, while crossing the customs union border, took a “green corridor” for passengers with no goods subject to compulsory written declaration and was stopped by a customs inspector for customs control. The customs body search of the woman discovered 15 pieces of jewellery and 2 watches worth over eight million rubles. Thus, Suzanne Dicker evaded payment of more than 3.5 million rubles customs fees.

The accused pleaded guilty. Investigation put her under house arrest.

Investigators have collected enough evidence, the case with approved indictment is, therefore, forwarded to Khimky city court to be tried on the merits.