Going to a dubious record. Resident of the capital received the 22nd conviction

The sentence of a 37-year-old previously repeatedly convicted resident of the capital, who was accused of fraud, came into legal force, the Minsk prosecutor’s office told the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency.

In July 2025, the accused, being in the Victory Park, rented an electric scooter worth 2,201.61 BYN for a day at the rental point. However, the attacker did not intend to return the vehicle to the entrepreneur and handed it over to the pawnshop. The money he and his partner spent on personal needs.

When the lease expired, the rental worker contacted the customer. He replied that he allegedly did not have time to return the scooter and asked to extend the term for another two days, to which the entrepreneur had to agree. Subsequently, the scammer stopped communicating.

And without waiting for the return of the property, the individual entrepreneur appealed to the police. Another criminal case was opened against the attacker.

In court, he fully admitted guilt.

- The accused is divorced, has not been officially employed anywhere, has previously been brought to criminal responsibility 21 times, including for property crimes, said Dmitry Khovavko, Senior Prosecutor at Special Assignments of the Minsk Prosecutor’s Office for Supervision of Compliance with the Law of Judgments in Criminal Cases. The court found him guilty of taking possession of property by deception (fraud), committed repeatedly, and on the basis of Part 2 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code, taking into account the previous sentence, imposed a final sentence of imprisonment for a term of 3 years 6 months, which he will spend in a correctional colony under strict regime with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to driving vehicles for a period of 8 months 10 days with a fine in the amount of 1050 BYN. In addition, the accused must compensate for the damage caused by the crime.

The sentence has entered into force.