A criminal group that organized the illegal receipt of billions of soums in cashback through the Soliq Mobile app has been arrested in the Fergana region, according to the press service of the Department under the General Prosecutor's Office.

The investigation established that three individuals created several groups on Telegram to sell cashback. This involved a 1% refund for individuals and 12% for citizens included in the social protection registry.

The scheme involved seven companies, on whose behalf fictitious electronic invoices were issued. Despite the absence of real financial transactions, the criminals simulated purchases of goods and services totaling approximately 3.3 trillion soums.

The funds were then allegedly processed through online cash registers, after which receipts were issued to citizens. As a result, 211,600 people received cashback accruals via the Soliq Mobile app totaling 28.5 billion soums. Of this, 3.2 billion soums were actually paid out, confirming the theft of budget funds.

A criminal case has been opened against the suspects under Articles 167 (embezzlement or misappropriation) and 228 (forgery and use of documents).

The investigation is ongoing. Law enforcement agencies are establishing all circumstances of the case and the circle of involved persons.

Earlier, a similar scheme was uncovered in the Andijan region, where criminals embezzled over 35 billion soums of budget funds.

Source: podrobno.uz