In the Akmola region, a verdict was handed down to 21 members of a criminal group that issued loans to strangers without their knowledge. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the regional prosecutor's office, the fraudsters obtained access to the personal data of Kazakhstanis by deception and issued loans in their names at second-tier banks and microfinance organizations. As a result, victims and financial institutions suffered damage of almost 2 billion tenge.
"On August 5, the Specialized Interdistrict Court for Criminal Cases of the Akmola region found all 21 defendants guilty. Depending on the role of each, they received from 5 to 10 years in prison," the prosecutor's office reported.
In addition, the court ordered the confiscation of property acquired by criminal means, including apartments in Almaty, as well as Lexus LX 570, Toyota Land Cruiser 200, Toyota Camry cars and other vehicles.
The verdict has not yet entered into legal force.
Earlier, Kursiv reported on the trial of OPG members in Astana. More than 10 people persuaded citizens to take out car loans, promising to pay them 1-2 million tenge and "independently close the debts." In fact, the cars were resold and taken abroad. More than 100 people became victims, with the help of which the fraudsters managed to register 165 cars.