A scheme involving officials that defrauded 700 million tenge has been uncovered in Shymkent.
The Department of the Agency for Combating Financial Violations (AFM) in Shymkent has completed its investigation into a criminal case regarding the embezzlement of a significant amount of budget funds. Three individuals have been sentenced to eight years in prison, according to Orda.kz.
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In addition to misappropriating budget funds, the director and founder of the LLP evaded tax payments by submitting false information in tax declarations. The tax arrears amounting to over 194 million tenge were fully recovered due to the measures taken.
The court found all three guilty and sentenced them to eight years in prison. The verdict has not yet come into legal force.