Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on infliction of pecuniary damage in particularly large amount to about a dozen of people by deception, abuse of confidence was completed in Armavir Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.

In the result of large-scale investigative and other procedural actions conducted during pretrial proceeding all circumstances of the case, the mechanism of swindling, the range of those affected were found out.

Pursuant to factual data obtained through investigation, 27 year-old resident of Voskehat village of Armavir region, cooperating with his mother and in some cases acting alone, obtained the passport and bank cards data of the fellow-villagers, acquaintances by deception, abuse of confidence. Then he formulated online loans in their names without informing them about it which he later cashed.

The young man’s mother, reasoning that her son who lived abroad had sent money to the bank cards of the mentioned people, asked them to give her their bank cards after which she cashed the transferred money swindling the loan money formulated in their names.

Through investigation it was found out that damage of 7 173 429 AMD had been caused to the citizens by mother and son’s criminal activity.

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against 27 year-old man according to the Point 2 of the Part 2 of the Article 184 (6 counts) and the Part 1 of the Article 184 (3 counts) of RA Criminal Code. Charge was pressed against the latter’s mother according to the Point 2 of the Part 2 of the Article 184 (6 counts) of RA Criminal Code. Signature not to leave was chosen as a pretrial measure against them.

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.