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Man wanted internationally detained in Shymkent over alleged 4bn-tenge fraud

Investigators identified 292 affected investors in a case involving a residential project in Astana.

Police detained a 45-year-old man in Shymkent who was wanted internationally. He is suspected of fraudulently collecting money for an apartment complex under construction in Astana.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan

A police officer standing beside a detained suspect.
Police detained a suspect in Shymkent in a case involving funds collected for an apartment project in Astana. Illustrative photo. Photo: Jobs For Felons Hub / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Police officers from the capital detained a 45-year-old man in Shymkent who was wanted internationally.

Investigators say the suspect and a group of people used deception and abuse of trust to collect money from citizens for the construction of an apartment complex in Astana. Construction was carried out without the required permits or a positive state expert review.

A total of 292 affected investors have been identified in the criminal case. The alleged damage exceeds 4 billion tenge.

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Operational search measures found that the man had been hiding in Shymkent for a long time and periodically changing rented apartments.

The suspect is now being held in a temporary detention facility.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan

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