Fraud scheme with the "Besa Fund"/ How loans were obtained with citizens' data without their knowledge

2024-06-03 15:40:00, Aktualitet CNA

Fraud scheme with the "Besa Fund"/ How loans were obtained with

The Prosecutor's Office of Tirana has discovered a fraud scheme with citizens' loans, where the "Besa Fund" is also involved.

5 people, specifically a citizen, a notary and 3 employees of the "Besa Fund", have received loans for 11 different citizens and embezzled the money.

The LV citizen pushed 11 citizens to open bank accounts in their name , where the monetary amounts received through bank loans were transferred. In the same way, the LV citizen, through lying and abuse of trust, has provided copies of identification documents for the injured persons and without their knowledge, has made possible the realization of files and loan contracts, in the financial institution "Fondi Besa" sh. a.

After opening the loans, disbursing and transferring the monetary amounts to the bank accounts of 11 citizens, the 34-year-old with the initials LV withdrew and appropriated the money .

They were deceiving citizens and getting loans with their data/ 4 people were caught, one is wanted
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According to the prosecution, the 34-year-old cooperated with the loan officers in the company "Fondi Besa'" sh.a, EA and LP to carry out this fraud scheme. In addition, the head of the relevant office at 'Fondi Besa' sh.a, LN, who had the above two employees as subordinates, cooperated with the LV citizen.

"The injured persons have never appeared in the offices of the financial institution 'Fondi Besa' sh.a., they have not signed any documents for obtaining loans, they have not signed notarial contracts for obtaining loans, they have not been aware of the existence of loans in their name. The employees of the financial institution "Fondi Besa" sh.a. were fully aware of the fact that the injured persons did not appear in their offices to apply for a loan and submit the loan documentation, but they filled out the applicants' file with documents with forged content.

As above, there is sufficient evidence that the citizen LV, in cooperation with the citizens LN, EA and LP, have committed the criminal offense of "Fraud", with serious consequences and committed in cooperation, provided by articles 143/3 and 25 of the Criminal Code", it is stated, among other things, in the notification of the prosecution of Tirana.

Fraud scheme with the "Besa Fund"/ How loans were obtained with

Prosecutor's Office of Tirana

Likewise, there is sufficient evidence that the MD notary has committed the criminal offense of 'Forgery of documents', by the person in charge, in 11 cases.

In conclusion, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana has requested:

- To assign to the person under investigation LV, the coercive measure of personal security "arrest in prison", provided by article 238 of the Criminal Code;

- To assign to the persons under investigation LN, EA, LP and MD, the coercive measure of personal security "house arrest", provided by article 237 of the Penal Code;

- To assign to the person under investigation the MoD also the preventive measure "Suspension of the exercise of a duty or public service" provided by article 242 of the Penal Code/ CNA