Canadian-Israeli influencer and race car driver Joshua Cartu has reportedly been detained in Russia.

Cartu, 45, was stopped by Russian Interpol officers at Pulkovo Airport near St. Petersburg on Monday, according to Russian news site <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;47news&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://47news.ru/articles/255983/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://47news.ru/articles/255983/" target="_blank">47news</a>, as well as the <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Moscow Times&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/20/russian-police-detain-israeli-canadian-racecar-driver-wanted-in-us-for-fraud-reports-a86087&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/20/russian-police-detain-israeli-canadian-racecar-driver-wanted-in-us-for-fraud-reports-a86087" target="_blank">Moscow Times</a>.

Cartu is wanted by U.S. authorities after he allegedly defrauded investors of millions of dollars through an illegal online stock trading scheme, Moscow Times reported.

Global Affairs says it's "aware of an arrest involving a Canadian in Russia," but didn't identify Cartu in a statement to the National Post.{ai:summary}<p>Joshua Cartu, a Canadian-Israeli influencer and race car driver, found himself in deep water in Russia. Snatched by Interpol at Pulkovo Airport, he's wanted back home for allegedly swindling investors out of millions in a shady online stock scheme. </p><p>Now he faces the music in a foreign land, as the wheels of justice grind slowly. #crime</p>

Canadian-Israeli influencer and race car driver Joshua Cartu detained in Russia: reports

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