The Kazybekbi District Court of Karaganda has considered a case regarding the creation and management of a financial pyramid.
According to the press service of the department, the accused, together with accomplices not identified by the investigation, created and managed the financial pyramid 'Life is good Hermes Management LTD'.
As a result of their actions, 7 people suffered material damage totalling 108.7 million tenge.
The court found the organiser of the fraud guilty and sentenced her to 7 years' imprisonment. In addition, she was deprived of the right to hold positions as head of a financial organisation, banking or insurance holding company, and to be a shareholder of a financial organisation for 5 years.
Earlier, in Astana, a sentence was handed down to the head of a branch of the financial pyramid 'Chia Tai Pharmaceutical'. The defendant raised funds from depositors under the guise of investing in a pharmaceutical plant, and then embezzled them. As a result, 12 victims lost 29.2 million tenge.
Shortly before this, in the West Kazakhstan Region, the organiser of the financial pyramid LLP 'Quality PLUS' was convicted. The defendant raised money from 73 depositors. The material damage to the victims exceeded 143 million tenge.
In July, the head of the financial pyramid 'Qnet' in the Kostanay Region was sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment. Her victims numbered 94 people. The damage amounted to 86 million tenge.