A woman in Astana repeatedly committed fraudulent acts against acquaintances, neighbors, and other individuals through deception and abuse of trust. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, her long-term evasion of responsibility was facilitated by trusting relationships with the victims. She misled citizens by convincing them that she had various connections and opportunities for quick mortgage processing and housing purchases.
"Under this pretext, she persuaded victims to give her money, take out loans in their own names, or pledge their real estate, after which she appropriated the funds," the statement said.
She also promised to help with processing maternity payments, took money at interest, and promised to return it with profit, but failed to fulfill her obligations.
For instance, having gained the victim's trust, the convict persuaded her to pledge her two-room apartment to a bank for a loan of 16 million tenge. She promised to pay the loan herself and help buy a three-room apartment, but spent the money on herself. Initially, she paid part of the loan, but later stopped payments and ceased contact. As a result, the victim suffered material damage of over 9 million tenge.
In another case, the woman, under the pretext of helping to increase the maternity payments of the victim's husband, received over 5 million tenge from the victim, failed to fulfill her promise, and fully appropriated the funds.
"Overall, her criminal actions caused material damage to the victims exceeding 500 million tenge. The state prosecutor presented sufficient evidence of the defendant's guilt in court. The defendant partially admitted guilt and expressed regret for certain episodes," the prosecutor's office said.
The court found her guilty and sentenced her to 6 years and 8 months in prison. Civil claims for compensation of material damage to the victims were satisfied. The verdict has entered into legal force.