Vitebsk resident suspected of fraud of almost Br120 million.

January 18, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. A former employee of a public organization in Vitebsk is suspected of fraudulent misappropriation of funds totaling almost Br120 million, the BELTA correspondent was informed by the economic crimes unit of the Oktyabrsky District Department of Internal Affairs of the regional center. As established, these funds belong to acquaintances of the suspect. The victims took out loans from banks, as a rule, for consumer needs, and then transferred the money to the woman on the condition that she would independently service and repay the loan funds. Subsequently, the recipient of the money did not show much activity in adhering to such verbal agreements. A criminal case has been initiated under Part 4 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Belarus "Fraud", which provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 3 to 10 years with confiscation of property. No preventive measure has been chosen against the suspect, as she is currently serving a sentence in a correctional facility for committing another crime. -0-