The Department of the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM) of the Karaganda region is conducting an investigation into former heads of the branch of the RSE «Enbek». They are suspected of embezzling budget funds.
According to the AFM press service, in 2021 and 2023, the enterprise and its branch concluded 23 contracts «by single-source procurement» for the supply of leather and knitted raw materials for the production of clothing and footwear. However, the goods were never delivered, and budget funds totalling 449 million tenge were stolen.
«In order to legalise criminal proceeds, the suspects, bypassing the established cash withdrawal threshold, used the services of a professional money launderer», the statement reads.
The hired specialist split the amounts and, on behalf of four controlled sole proprietorships, entered into fictitious contracts for the supply of goods for the production of clothing and footwear. Based on these contracts and invoices, the perpetrators cashed out 122 million tenge.
They spent part of the criminal proceeds on purchasing a private house in Almaty and a BMW X6 car. To conceal the property from possible confiscation, it was registered in the names of trusted individuals. The suspects have been placed in custody for 2 months. The property and the car have been seized by court order.
Recall that in April last year, it was reported that the State Institution «Department of Construction, Architecture and Urban Planning of the Akimat of the North Kazakhstan Region» concluded a contract for the construction of a tennis centre via single-source procurement with branch No.110 of the RSE «Enbek-Oskemen». The contract amount was about 3.2 billion tenge. The FBRK editorial team reviewed the details of the agreement and identified a number of violations in its conclusion.