Fraudulent group that stole citizens` funds uncovered in Armenia

ArmInfo.  The RA Investigative Committee has completed the preliminary investigation of a criminal case opened for fraud committed using multifaceted, large-scale, pre-planned, and jointly developed criminal schemes.

According to the agency's press service, the preliminary  investigation revealed evidence that N.P., with the direct intent to  commit theft, developed criminal schemes to commit the fraud, both  individually and jointly with others. Specifically, the criminal  group placed orders with taxi and truck drivers at attractive prices  and asked them to transfer various amounts of money to the bank  accounts of other drivers, who allegedly belonged to them but were  actually taxi drivers. The drivers, in turn, cashed the money and  handed it over to N.P., thereby stealing the funds transferred by the  individuals.

Furthermore, the criminal group members called various individuals,  posing as meat suppliers, and then, providing false information,  stole slaughtered cattle belonging to the latter.

The total amount of money stolen from the victims by the criminal  group amounted to approximately 10 million drams. During the  preliminary investigation, a criminal case was opened against N.P.  under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 255 of the Criminal Code (fraud, 105  counts). A preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for  him. The criminal case, together with the indictment, was sent to the  supervising prosecutor with a motion for its approval and referral to  the court for consideration on the merits.