A major criminal scheme involving embezzlement of state budget funds through a cashback system has been uncovered in the Andijan region. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office.
According to reports, during a pre-investigation inspection, citizen Y.Q. and other individuals conspired to prepare fake electronic invoices on behalf of five limited liability companies. These invoices allegedly reflected the delivery of products worth 2.2 trillion soums by other enterprises.
Furthermore, the suspects showed the proceeds from sales as being registered through cash register machines and issued fake purchase receipts indicating that the products were sold to the public.
According to investigation data, through this scheme, cashback funds were formalized via the Soliq Mobile app in the names of 94,921 citizens, including persons included in the "Unified Register of Social Protection." In this way, 38.3 billion soums belonging to the state budget were embezzled and misappropriated.
A criminal case has been initiated on this matter under Article 167 (embezzlement or misappropriation) and Article 228 (forgery of documents, stamps, seals, forms, and their use) of the Criminal Code. Investigative actions are currently ongoing.
