A fraudster and a lawyer were caught with a bribe in Tashkent!

Following a complaint received by the Call Center of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan, another high-profile crime was uncovered. This time, a case of fraud was also detected in our capital, and as a result of the prompt action, two people were arrested with a bribe.

As it turned out, a 45-year-old Tashkent citizen, who had previously been sentenced for fraud, planned to get a large sum of money by colluding with a lawyer. He introduced the lawyer he had made his partner as a high-ranking official in the Department of Execution of Sentences of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and tried to implement his criminal plan.

In this way, they promised to transfer a convict who was sentenced to 8 years and 7 months in prison by a court verdict in Penitentiary Institution No. 1 in the Bukhara region to Institution No. 7 in the Tashkent region. For this “service,” the convict’s relatives were asked to pay 5 thousand US dollars.

The convict’s relatives became suspicious of the situation and appealed to law enforcement agencies. During the urgent action, the fraudster and his partner in the legal profession were caught with evidence while receiving the funds.

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against these two individuals under Article 168 (fraud) and Articles 28, 211 (attempted bribery) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. At the moment, they are being held in custody and the investigation is underway.

The State Security Service and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office call on all citizens to be vigilant in order not to become victims of such fraudulent activities and to immediately report any suspicious situations to law enforcement agencies.

The state authorities also announced that they will continue to resolutely fight against such violations. Punishment will be mandatory for those behind such frauds.