The article discusses the problematic issues of delimiting banking fraud from related offenses. The relevance of the issue regarding the delimitation of related offenses in criminal law is not in doubt, since it affects not only the doctrine of criminal law, but also the law enforcement activities of law enforcement officials, as well as the observance of the fundamental principles proclaimed in the criminal law in a court verdict. To solve the problem, delimit the adjacent corpus delicti, the signs and elements of adjacent constituents of socially dangerous acts are analyzed and systematized in order to identify precisely the restrictive signs inherent in a particular crime. It is noted that the criteria for distinguishing between fraud in the banking sector and related offenses are the method of committing a crime and the focus of intent. Indication of the need to distinguish between credit fraud (Article 159.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and illegal receipt of a loan (Article 176 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and repayment of accounts payable (Article 177 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The question of delimiting Art. 159.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against theft from a bank account (clause“c” part 3 of article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and unlawful circulation of means of payment (article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The author comes to the conclusion that a sufficient condition for proper qualification is a clear understanding of the content of the elements of the crimes under consideration.

swindling, bank fraud, banking, bank account theft, illegal loan

Petryakova Lyudmila Aleksandrovna – Lecturer of the Department of Criminal Law, Law Institute, Irkutsk State University (1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation), e-mail: poimanowa@mail.ru

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