The Prosecutor General’s Office sent to court the case of a fraudster who deceived 20 people for 1.6 million rubles

A criminal case has been sent to the court against a 41-year-old man accused of fraud on an especially large scale. According to investigators, for three years he deceived citizens and organizations, seizing property worth more than 1.6 million rubles. This is reported by the Prosecutor General’s office, writes sb.by.

According to the materials of the case, the accused for three years fraudulently and abusing trust took possession of money and material values of individuals and legal entities, until his activities were not interested in law enforcement officers.

In particular, hiding his unfavorable financial situation, he used various pretexts: the sale of vehicles belonging to him, obtaining loans, buying goods with the condition of deferred payment. Thus, he stole property from 18 citizens and two business entities totaling more than 1.6 million rubles.

The criminal case was investigated by the main investigative department of the Investigative Committee. The prosecutor’s office, having studied the materials, recognized the preliminary investigation as comprehensive, complete and objective, and the qualification of the actions of the accused was correct. The measure of restraint in the form of detention remained unchanged.

The Prosecutor General’s Office reminded that for the seizure of property by deception or abuse of trust (fraud) criminal liability is provided up to imprisonment for a term of 3 to 12 years with a fine.