In the Kostanay region, the head of a local organisation is suspected of embezzling more than 900 million tenge.
According to the regional prosecutor's office, between 2019 and 2023, the suspect developed 4 criminal schemes for the supply and lease of railway carriages, the supply of agricultural products, and the acquisition of crops.
As a result, she stole property from 18 victims totalling over 900 million tenge. She used this money to purchase property for running a business (a hostel), thereby laundering the funds.
"The suspect's actions have been classified under Articles 190, Part 4, Item 2; 195, Part 4, Item 2; and 218, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (fraud committed on a large scale, causing property damage through deception or abuse of trust on a large scale, and the legalisation (laundering) of money and (or) other property obtained through criminal means)", the statement reads.
The maximum penalty under these articles is 10 years' imprisonment with confiscation of property and a lifetime ban from holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities. The criminal case has been sent to Court No. 2 of Kostanay.
It will be recalled that previously, a suspect in a fraud case was extradited to Kazakhstan from Germany. This individual, along with two accomplices, created fictitious companies and, under the guise of delivering wheat, obtained over 100 million tenge from an entrepreneur.
Police arrested one of the suspects; the remaining two, fearing prosecution, fled and were placed on the international wanted list.