The prosecutor's office of the Abai region has found that local microfinance organisations issued loans without carrying out biometric identification of borrowers.
According to the press service of the department, this allowed fraudsters to take out loans in citizens' names without their knowledge.
Furthermore, prosecutors discovered cases of illegal opening of bank accounts for foreign nationals who had not crossed the border of Kazakhstan.
"In connection with this, the prosecutor's office of Aktobe city has initiated 5 pre-trial investigations under Article 250 of the Criminal Code (Abuse of power) and Article 254 of the Criminal Code (Negligent attitude towards duties). At present, the criminal prosecution authorities are carrying out the necessary investigative actions to reach a final procedural decision", the statement reads.
It should be recalled that earlier it became known that criminal cases were initiated in the Pavlodar region against dishonest bank employees. They are suspected of arranging loans without carrying out biometric identification of borrowers.