The "Safe and Healthy Country" operational and preventive measures being carried out throughout the republic are effective not only in strengthening order and discipline, but also in exposing large-scale corruption schemes. It was within the framework of these events that a large-scale financial fraud related to land plots was revealed in the Tashkent region - the available information further aggravated the scale of the crime and the level of its participants.
It turned out that the chief specialist of the Department of Investments, Industry and Trade of the Tashkent Regional Hokimiyat, an assistant notary working in the city of Tashkent, an experienced realtor born in 1980, and another person born in 1996 conspired with each other and managed to gain the trust of a citizen who wanted to start a business.
Although the group's plan seemed simple, in reality it was aimed at a very large sum: they promised to sell 8.5 hectares of land on the balance sheet of an LLC engaged in wholesale trade in the city of Chirchik to the entrepreneur for $6.8 million. At the same time, they demanded an additional $500,000 under the pretext of installing important utilities in this area, such as electricity, gas, sewerage, and water supply, as well as obtaining the necessary permits for construction.
The total amount required is 7.3 million US dollars. This was not only a large sum, but also a very dangerous scheme aimed at accumulating wealth through completely illegal means.
During an operational event conducted by employees of the State Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, members of the group were detained while receiving part of the requested amount - $160,000. The funds were officially registered as material evidence.
Currently, criminal proceedings have been initiated against these individuals under Article 168, Part 4, Clause "a" (fraud on a large scale) and Article 28, Part 3, Clause "a" (bribery by prior conspiracy) of the Criminal Code. An investigation is underway, and if the charges are proven, serious punishment awaits them.
This event once again demonstrates the decisiveness of state bodies and law enforcement agencies in the fight against corruption. It was clearly demonstrated that any fictitious land deals, especially machinations with millions of dollars in circulation, are absolutely unacceptable in the country.
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