Fraudster detained in Tashkent Region who issued loans with promissory notes ten times the debt

The inflated promissory note scheme

In Tashkent Region, authorities have curtailed the activities of a man who, under the guise of financial assistance, lent money to citizens but took promissory notes as 'collateral' stating a sum ten times larger than the amount actually handed over. This was reported by the regional department of internal affairs, according to which the suspect is Kim Pavel Leonidovich, born in 1978, a native of Almalyk.

How it worked

One of the described episodes: a citizen was lent 1,000 dollars, but the promissory note was drawn up for 10,000 dollars. Some time later, the suspect went to civil courts with this note, obtained a recovery order, and then appropriated the victims' monthly earnings. According to the internal affairs department, he thereby caused citizens significant material damage.

What was seized and how many complaints were filed

As part of the criminal case, a search of the suspect's home and office uncovered about 100 promissory notes issued by citizens, cadastral documents for 55 residential real estate properties granting rights to immovable property, pneumatic weapons, as well as documents from the Bureau of Enforcement on money recovery from approximately 50 citizens. To date, the investigative department of the Tashkent Region internal affairs department has received complaints from 65 victims.

Preventive measure and case status

A criminal case has been opened under part 4, subparagraph 'a' of Article 168 (fraud on an especially large scale), Article 188, and part 2, subparagraph 'a' of Article 205 of the Criminal Code; the suspect has been detained under procedural rules, and the court has ordered detention in custody. Investigative actions continue — the final damage amounts and the definitive classification of charges have not yet been announced.