A group of individuals in the Fergana region has been exposed for illegally appropriating state budget funds through the "Soliq Mobile" app. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office here.
According to the report, during a pre-investigation inspection conducted by the Fergana regional department of the Department, it was established that citizens M.Kh., M.Kh., and K.I. acted in collusion.
They created groups under various names on the "Telegram" social network and engaged in the online sale of cashback amounts provided for purchase receipts through these platforms. Within the framework of the scheme, although no actual financial transactions were carried out on behalf of seven limited liability companies, fake electronic invoices were formalized indicating that products and services were supposedly sold for 3.3 trillion soums.
Additionally, false information was generated about the proceeds from sales being recorded through online cash registers, and purchase receipts were formalized.
As a result, a total of 28.5 billion soums in cashback was credited through the "Soliq Mobile" app in the names of 211,584 citizens. Of this amount, 3.2 billion soums were paid out, and it was noted that these funds were embezzled and misappropriated through the appropriation and squandering of budget funds.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding this incident under Article 167 (Embezzlement or misappropriation) and Article 228 (Forgery of documents and use thereof) of the Criminal Code.
