19.08.2022
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Uzbekistan: Scheme of large-scale theft in Andijan region was revealed

In the regional branch of Hulk Bank, the employees of the operational department stole $424,000 in conversion of local currency.

During the investigation, 13 employees were charged under paragraph “a” of part 3 of article 167 (“Theft by misappropriation or embezzlement”) of the Criminal Code. As a result, 11 employees were arrested, two were released on bail. It isn’t known when the crime was committed.

The region has distinguished itself since the beginning of the new year with crimes in the banking sector. According to information from the Prosecutor General’s Office on February 6, the chief specialist of the regional branch of Dzhalakuduk of the same bank embezzled $32,000 by opening ATM cartridges. Earlier, a criminal case was initiated against the controller of the field cash desk of the regional branch of Mirzo-Ulugbek in Tashkent, who embezzled pensions and benefits in the amount of almost $16,000.

Since November, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office has been investigating a large-scale theft of oil products. The heads of Andijon neft bazasi LLC stole 2,270 tons of gasoline. The total damage was estimated at $2 million.

Earlier, ACCA published information about the increase in embezzlement from the budget to 57 billion sums ($5,253,000) in the City Department of Public Education of Andijan. The Regional Prosecutor’s Office reports that the number of those under investigation is already approaching 40.

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