In West Kazakhstan Region, a 35-year-old woman embezzled residents' money under the pretext of providing various education-related services, Polisia.kz reports. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
In September, a resident of Uralsk city filed a complaint with the regional police department. According to her, a woman promised to transfer her son, who is studying at a higher education institution on a paid basis, to a grant, and fraudulently took 50,000 tenge.
During the investigation, it was established that the suspect promised residents of Uralsk city and districts of the region to resolve various issues related to education and embezzled their funds.
"In particular, she promised to help teachers pass qualification testing and achieve the passing score, receiving 60,000 tenge from one resident and 120,000 tenge from another. She also promised several people to help them enroll in a master's program and obtain a university diploma, embezzling their money," the report says.
For the promised services, the suspect received advance payments from residents ranging from 50,000 to 500,000 tenge. After that, the victims reported to the police.
During operational-search activities, police officers identified the suspect. She turned out to be a 35-year-old resident of Uralsk city.
A criminal case consisting of nine episodes was opened and investigated. Currently, the case has been sent to court.