The Department under the Prosecutor General's Office has uncovered a large-scale embezzlement of budget funds through the Soliq Mobile application in the Navoi region.

Employees of 13 companies issued electronic invoices for the supply of goods worth 4.5 trillion soums ($348,000). They then processed these funds through cash registers, simulating retail sales to citizens and generating receipts.

As a result, 34.8 billion soums ($2.7 million) in cashback was credited to the accounts of 105,524 citizens via the Soliq Mobile app, but the scheme's participants allegedly pocketed the money.

A criminal case has been opened under Articles 168 (Fraud) and 228 (Forgery of Documents) of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan. An investigation is underway.

Source: uznews.uz