In Tashkent, two individuals attempting to illegally obtain a large amount of money were detained. It was revealed that an office manager of an LLC engaged in construction project design and a citizen born in 1990, engaged in real estate brokerage, conspired in advance to gain the trust of an entrepreneur.
According to investigation data, they promised to sell the entrepreneur a 50-sotok land plot in the Mirzo Ulugbek district, which did not belong to them, for 4 million US dollars. They had already received 100 thousand dollars as an advance payment. They also claimed that through acquaintances working in high positions, they could change the land category, obtain permission to build cottages, formalize architectural and project documents, and carry out other related tasks. For these services, they demanded an additional 200 thousand dollars and requested another 100 thousand in advance.
During an operational event conducted by the State Security Service and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, the two fraudsters were detained with material evidence while receiving 200 thousand dollars.
A criminal case has been initiated against them under Article 168 part 4, point “a” and Articles 28, 211 part 3, point “a” of the Criminal Code, and a preventive measure in the form of detention has been applied.
Within the framework of investigative actions, measures are being taken to identify their criminal accomplices.
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