Suspect In Serial Fraud Case Extradited To Kazakhstan From Russia
Photo: Prosecutor General’s Office
He is believed to have been a member of an organized criminal group that defrauded 75 people, Orda.kz reports.
According to investigators, in 2023–2024 he and his accomplices deceived citizens and stole large sums of money.
The suspect and his accomplices used Instagram to gain the trust of citizens and persuaded them to invest money through their company, promising returns many times higher than the initial investment.the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
After that, the group allegedly appropriated the money and spent it on personal needs.
The prosecutor’s office says 75 people from different regions of Kazakhstan were affected by the group’s actions. The total damage amounted to about 80 million tenge.
Four alleged members of the group had previously been sentenced to various prison terms. The last defendant fled abroad, was placed on the international wanted list, and was detained in March 2025.
The suspect has now been placed in a pre-trial detention center in Kazakhstan. He faces five to ten years in prison with confiscation of property.
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