Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on swindling and squandering in particularly large amount committed by the representative of tourist organizations was completed in the Investigative Division of Arabkir administrative district of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.

In the result of investigatory and other procedural actions of great volume conducted during pretrial proceeding the mechanism of swindling and squandering committed by cheating was found out. One of the tourist organizations as well as 55 persons was found the injured party.

Through preliminary investigation it was particularly found out that the resident of Yerevan, born in 1995, from January to September, 2018 holding the position of sales manager of the tourist organization, made reservations in several hotels and restaurant complexes operating in Armenia via official e-mail of the organization as well as non-official e-mail registered by her and taking the money in particularly large amount - 9 610 515 AMD  received in cash or non cash, part by part from citizens who had applied to the organization out of the common fund of the company swindled it thus causing damage in particularly large amount to the organization.

Besides, it was also found out that 24 year-old woman at the same time holding the position of the director of another tourist organization operating in Yerevan, went on with her criminal activity, with the purpose of swindling somebody else’s property, from October, 2018 to April, 2019 by cheating and abusing citizens’ confidence, distorting reality and deluding them she swindled money in particularly large amount - 40․526․125 AMD from 55 citizens who had applied her to get airline tickets, to provide transfers and to fix hotels in several countries.

Pursuant to investigation data, 24 year-old woman gained the confidence of the mentioned citizens and offering a cheap price substantially different from market signed formal contracts on service provision being intended to swindle the money envisaged for airline tickets, hotels and transfers paid by the citizens not carrying out the duties taken up by her.

Then distorting the reality she presented that the reservations of hotels, transfers and airline tickets had allegedly been made for which she received money in different amounts in hand or through bank transfer and swindled.

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against 24 year-old woman according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 178 and the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 179 of RA Criminal Code. Detention was chosen as a pretrial measure against her.

Preliminary investigation was completed and the criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to court.

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.