{"id":126604,"date":"2020-01-30T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/2020\/01\/30\/249074\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T13:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T13:40:06","slug":"yerevan-resident-accused-of-stealing-large-amounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/en\/2020\/01\/30\/126604\/","title":{"rendered":"Yerevan resident accused of stealing large amounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

YEREVAN, January 30. \/ARKA\/. <\/strong>Armenia’s Investigative Committee (IC) said today it has completed the preliminary investigation into a criminal case that involves thefts through use of computer technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to IC, a female resident of Yerevan, born in 1992, started a fake Facebook page, made friends with a user, won the latter’s trust and received a photo of his mother\u2019s ID card. On December 26, 2019, she used her mobile phone to enter a mobile application of a local bank and formalized a loan agreement to the tune of one million drams in the name of that woman. A few days later she received a bank card and cashed the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation established also the circle of victims, including 12 people and one legal entity. The preliminary investigation found that from March 6 to May 15, 2019 the girl created a fake Facebook page and published preferential loan offers luring in a group of citizens. The girl was interested in their creditworthiness, focusing on people with a good credit history. Then she got the copies of their passports or ID-cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the investigation, the girl formalized loans for 11 people totaling 8 million drams. She transferred some of these loans to a card account in the name of another person, which, however, she used, as well as to the account of the mother of the person indicated above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the totality of the evidence received, the 27-year-old girl was charged with embezzlement on an especially large scale, committed using computer technology. She signed a written pledge not to leave the country pending the end of investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The damage caused is fully compensated during the preliminary investigation, the criminal case with the indictment was sent to court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A suspect or accused of an alleged crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to a court order that enters into legal force in the manner established by the Code of Criminal Procedure. ($ 1 – 478.69 dram) –0–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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