Some scammers actually got punished

[Aloe]

http://lenta.ru/news/2010/06/21/scammers/

Recap: about 60 people arrested in Yoshkar-ola for scamming, in the first group one of organizators got 4 years of actual prison and 320 bucks fine, the rest got probation and 160 bucks fine, there are more people to be tried. Most of scammers were local students (males )
First time i see scammers actually get punished.

[Gator]

$160 and probation is not much of a deterrent to others.

Did the prosecutor disclose specific scams (whom, money received, etc.)?

How did the prosecutor learn about the scam?

[Shadow]

$160 and probation is not much of a deterrent to others.

Did the prosecutor disclose specific scams (whom, money received, etc.)?

How did the prosecutor learn about the scam?

From the article:

The scammers were operating between 2004 and 2007. In total a number of 412 victims were found with a total damage of around USD 350.000.

There are still 39 people to be trialed, among which the leaders of the operation.

I guess either the business got slow, or the leaders became greedy.