Another case of a bank employee betting public money on gambling occurred in Uzbekistan. According to the State Security Samarkand province branch, a person who worked as a department head at the Halq Bank was arrested for betting 631 million soums, 51 thousand USD of public funds on gambling.
Sh.Yu., who worked as the head of the retail department at Samarkand branch of Halq Bank. Using his authority, he illegally deposited 631 million soums into a personal bank card and bet all of this money on online gambling.
He was reportedly sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment and 2 years of deprivation of the right to work in financial and official positions in the banking sector.
