MOSCOW, November 29 - RAPSI. The Moscow police detained businessman Viktor Baturin, a brother of Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina, on Monday night, the Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti.

Baturin has been detained on suspicion of attempted fraud, the ministry said.

A source in the law enforcement agencies earlier told RIA Novosti about Baturin's detention.

A Moscow district court fined Baturin 300,000 rubles ($9,550) and put him on a three-year probation in early June 2011 for fraud in connection with the sale of premises in central Moscow.

Investigators said Baturin sold non-residential premises with an area of 211 square meters to his friend for 23.8 million rubles ($757,700) on June 2, 2008.

Meanwhile, Baturin then sold the same premises to Gazstroykomplekt top manager for $1.5 million on June 30, 2008. However, the second buyer told the court that Baturin returned him the money he paid for the premises and had no claims against Baturin.

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