News | Banks, kidnappings, and loans: how an organized crime group operated in the Akmola Region
News | Banks, kidnappings, and loans: how an organized crime group operated in the Akmola Region
An investigation has been completed in the Akmola Region into an organized group that allegedly abducted socially vulnerable citizens and took out large bank loans in their names.
According to the prosecutor’s office, 348 people were affected and the total damage amounted to 3.7 billion tenge.
We examine how the scheme allegedly operated, what role bank employees may have played, and how the investigation concluded.