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In Minsk, a man was convicted for a crime he committed more than four years ago

Sentenced 39-year-old resident of Stolin, who was accused of committing fraud, told the correspondent of the Agency “Minsk-Novosti” in Moscow.

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In Minsk, a man was convicted for a crime he committed more than four years ago

A 39-year-old resident of Stolin, who was accused of committing fraud, was sentenced, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency was told in the prosecutor's office of the Pervomaysky district.

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In April 2022, the accused came to Minsk and rented benzoresis for 30 BYN for a day, which he immediately handed over to the pawnshop. The money earned for him, the attacker spent on personal needs.

Later, the businesswoman tried to contact the client, but he did not answer the phone. Then she filed a complaint with the police, estimating the damage caused to her at 1,000 BYN.

A criminal case was opened against the scammer, but he left for Russia to work. He was arrested and extradited to his homeland.

At the hearing, the resident of Stolin fully admitted his guilt, repented of what he had done.

- The accused is single, is not officially employed anywhere, is registered with a doctor-narcologist, has previously had problems with the law, said Margarita Potemkina, senior assistant prosecutor of the Pervomaysky district, who acted as a state prosecutor in this criminal case. The court found him guilty of taking possession of property by deception (fraud) and on the basis of Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code imposed a punishment in the form of restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional institution for a period of 1 year 6 months. In addition, the accused must undergo compulsory treatment for chronic alcoholism.

Source: Минск-новости ↗

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