In the Uchtepa district of Tashkent, senior employees of a commercial bank have been accused of embezzling a large sum of deposit funds from a citizen. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office.

A pre-investigation check revealed that the bank officials allegedly seized $500,000 deposited by citizen I.M. by falsifying documents and embezzled the funds.

A criminal case has been initiated under Articles 167 (Embezzlement or Misappropriation) and 228 (Forgery, Sale, or Use of Documents, Stamps, Seals, and Blank Forms) of the Criminal Code.

Investigative actions are currently underway.

Source: www.gazeta.uz