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A bank employee was caught with a $61,000 bribe in Tashkent.

He promised to allocate mortgage loans for houses that are being newly constructed in exchange for this money.

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Fraudsters who obtained $61,000 in return for allocating a mortgage loan to a citizen in Sergeli district were identified. The Department for Combating Economic Crimes reported this.

During the pre-investigation check, it was discovered that M.T., a leading specialist of the regional commercial bank's branch, and citizen Sh.A. promised to allocate a mortgage loan to citizen F.E. for purchasing one of the newly constructed houses in exchange for a loan. They fraudulently obtained $61,000 from the citizen as an initial payment.

Concerning this case, a criminal case has been initiated under Article 168 (fraud) of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are being conducted.

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