A resident of the capital figured out how to improve his financial situation - he faces up to 7 years in prison

A criminal case has been sent to the court against a 31-year-old resident of the capital, who is accused of fraud committed on a large scale, the Frunze district prosecutor’s office told the Minsk-Novosti correspondent.

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The accused is the head of three private companies. Pursuing the goal of rapid and illegal enrichment, in the period from September to October 2025, he in several stages issued various goods from one of the mobile operators to firms in installments - mobile phones, smart watches, expensive household appliances. Subsequently, the attacker implemented them, and spent the money on personal needs.

Since payments for installments were not received, the representative of the mobile operator filed a complaint with the police. A criminal case has been opened against the fraudster. The total amount of damage was almost 28,700 BYN.

- The accused is officially employed, in 2016 he was brought to criminal responsibility for a similar crime - the conviction was extinguished, said Daniil Tarima, deputy prosecutor of the Frunze district. He was charged with the seizure of property by deception and abuse of trust (fraud), committed repeatedly, on a large scale, that is, in a crime under Part 3 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code, the sanction of which is up to seven years of imprisonment with or without a fine. The citizen fully admitted his guilt.

A preventive measure of detention has been applied against the accused.