IRI Citizen Fraudulently Embezzled 112,392,966 AMD from 70 Persons; Preliminary Investigation Completed
New episodes of fraudulently embezzling money in particularly large amount, a total of 112,392,966 AMD in different currencies from many people committed by a citizen of the Republic of Iran have been disclosed.
Through factual data obtained in the result of large-scale investigative and procedural actions conducted in the Division of Investigation of Grave Crimes of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee it was grounded that the IRI citizen, being wanted by the competent authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran for embezzling money from people under the pretext of issuing a Canadian visa, arrived in Armenia on November 16, 2019. Having intention to commit embezzlement in the same scheme in the Republic of Armenia, a few days later on November 21, in order to create confidence and mislead persons, founded the «American Home Education College» LLC under the pretext of providing migration consulting and tourist, travel services.
At the beginning not being able to collect customers, in spring, 2021 the mentioned person employed a citizen in the company and assigned her to place paid advertisements on social sites «Facebook» and «Instagram» on fictitious activity of the mentioned company. As a result, between 10 May, 2021 and 1 April, 2022 70 citizens visited the mentioned office.
IRI citizen, introducing himself as an immigration solicitor-consultant of great repute in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, in the name of Sohrab Sadegh, as an employee of the US embassy, a person cooperating with the US and Canadian embassies, under the false pretext of obtaining visas to travel to the United States and Canada, fraudulently received money in particularly large amount, a total of 112,392,966 AMD in different currencies from the mentioned citizens and embezzled them.
On the base of the obtained sufficient facts charge was pressed against the IRI citizen according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 255 of RA Criminal Code.
Preliminary investigation was completed, the materials of the criminal proceeding with the bill of indictment were sent to the prosecutor for approval and referral to court.
The case regarding embezzlement of 157 million AMD from 86 other citizens by the same person in the same scheme, with the bill of indictment had been previously sent to court.
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