The Investigative Committee will again take up the case of a self-employed woman from Voronezh who "concealed" 168 rubles when signing a social contract. 

Criminal case against eyelash artist Elizaveta Pigul The prosecutor's office returned the case to the regional Investigative Committee. Elizaveta is accused of fraud—she allegedly concealed three months' excess of the subsistence minimum when signing a social contract for 350 rubles. by 168 rubles. 

Elizaveta runs a business specializing in eyelash extensions. She used funds from a government contract to rent and furnish an office. Last year, she reported to social services on her contract performance, and they accepted the documents. However, a criminal case was later opened against her, her cell phone was confiscated during interrogation, and she was placed in pretrial detention for 30 hours. 

The case caused a public outcry, took Bastrykin was placed under control. The investigation lasted several months, and in the spring, the case was sent to the prosecutor's office for approval of charges.

Under the terms of the social contract, citizens can receive financial support from the state to launch their small business. To qualify, the average income per family member over the past three months must not exceed the regional subsistence minimum. In the Voronezh Region 13 444 ruble a month. 

Elizabeth - not the only A self-employed woman accused of fraud in a government contract. Thirty people accused of the same offense contacted her alone, but there could be hundreds. 

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