The Prosecutor’s office of the Brest region sent to court a case of fraud for 178 thousand rubles

The prosecutor's office of the Brest region sent to the court of the Moscow district of Brest a criminal case against a previously convicted resident of Beloozersk, Berezovsky district. He was charged with 44 episodes of fraud against 67 victims, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

According to the materials of the case, the accused was the founder and head of a company for the repair of water wells. From October 2023 to March 2026, he concluded contracts with individuals – as a rule, residents of urban and rural settlements of Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Minsk regions and Minsk. It was about the installation of sanitary and technical systems and equipment, installation and repair of water wells. At the same time, the man initially did not intend to fulfill his obligations.

Damage from illegal actions amounted to almost 178 thousand rubles. This amount is attributed to a particularly large size.

The criminal case was in the production of the Department of the Investigative Committee for the Brest region. After studying the materials, the prosecutor’s office of the Brest region came to the conclusion of a full, objective and comprehensive investigation of the circumstances of the crime and agreed with the qualification of the crime under Part 4 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

Taking into account the seriousness of the crime, the prosecutor at the preliminary investigation stage authorized the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention to the accused. When the case is submitted to the court, it is left unchanged.