Accountant of a private firm stole a large sum of money from the company's accounts in Samarkand, the press service of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office said.
The pre-investigation probe conducted by the Samarkand city branch of the department found that B. M., who worked as accountant in the company Ph. l., using bank electronic keys transferred 6.4 billion soums to bank cards issued in his name using fake data.
Reportedly, all of the stolen money was lost in online gambling.
Criminal case was launched under Theft by misappropriation or embezzlement charge and manufacturing, forgery of documents, stamps, seals, forms, their sale or use charge of the Criminal Code, with investigation underway.
Deputy governor of the Central Bank Bekhzod Khamrayev said at a press briefing on Tuesday that the regulator sought to limit the number of cards issued to one person.
According to him, the number of bank cards that individuals can open using one passport is currently not legally regulated in the country. As a result, some clients have over a hundred cards. Therefore, such cards are used by scammers in schemes to withdraw funds.
