Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on swindling money in significant amount from 17 citizens completed
Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on swindling money in significant amount from 17 citizens was completed in the Investigative Division of Kentron and Norq-Marash administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department.
Through the evidence obtained during pretrial proceeding it was found and grounded that the director of “Elite Electronics” LLC E. Martirosyan being informed that a number of citizens, who had signed credit contracts, were ready to take money instead of the goods and pay in terms prescribed in the contract, decided to swindle money making use of the mentioned pretext.
According to preliminary investigation data 17 citizens were affected in the result of cheating.
Particularly, the mentioned citizens signed contracts on getting electric appliances in 7 several shops. By their agreement E. Martirosyan took the appliances prescribed by the contracts pledging to pay for them however he did not keep his promise. He sold the goods and spent the money on personal needs. The damage inflicted to the citizens was estimated 11.361.000 AMD.
On the base of the obtained evidence E. Martirosyan was charged according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 178 of RA Criminal Code. The criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor supervising the legality of the preliminary investigation of the criminal case. The bill of indictment was confirmed and the criminal case was sent to the Court of First Instance of Kentron and Norq-Marash administrative districts.
Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.