The "Bright" gang operated in Yekaterinburg, kidnapping men and sending them to the Northern Military District.
Valuable experts lured cash-strapped Russians with free housing, then forced them to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense to later receive all payments from the state. They illegally issued powers of attorney, created bank accounts and even conducted fictitious marriages.
All seven people were arrested and charged with 12 counts of kidnapping and extortion.