Man jailed for large-scale fraud and bribery in Tashkent region

A man who committed large-scale fraud, theft, perjury, bribery, slander, and more than 10 other crimes in the Tashkent region has been sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison, according to the regional Main Department of Internal Affairs.

The Tashkent District Court for Criminal Cases found him guilty of serious and extremely serious crimes, including fraud, bribery, perjury, slander, theft, and illegal possession of ammunition.

The investigation by the Zangiota District Internal Affairs Department revealed that between 2021 and 2024, the defendant fraudulently obtained large sums of money from citizens on at least 13 occasions, deceiving even his closest acquaintances.

August 10, 2021 – Took $5,800 from a citizen by falsely promising to buy a car at a low price.
October 15, 2022 – Obtained $2,100 from a woman, first promising a car, then a land plot, but never delivering.
October 1, 2023 – Took $10,000 from a victim, claiming he could facilitate land registration through his contacts.
June 2022 – Embezzled $28,700 by promising a job at Amirsoy Resort and land transfers in Zangiota district.
July 2023 – Scammed another citizen out of $38,500 under the pretense of purchasing land.
October 5, 2023 – Wrote a receipt on a copy of his passport, convinced another victim to buy land, and took $10,000.
January 25, 2024 – Took $10,000, promising a woman a profitable summer cottage rental in Bostanlyk district.
February 22, 2024 – Defrauded a close acquaintance of $61,750, claiming he could buy 20 Spark cars at a low price via an electronic auction, even providing a fake Telegram ID from an unknown LLC.
March 2024 – Borrowed $12,800, returned only $3,500, then slandered the lender.
Spring 2024 – Swindled $65,000 by pretending to sell a store, then planted stolen ammunition in the victim’s yard to frame him.
In addition, the defendant acted as a middleman in bribery cases, forging land and real estate documents, providing false testimony, and slandering others for financial gain.

Court Verdict and Sentencing
The court found him guilty under multiple articles of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan, including:

• Article 168 – Fraud (Part 4, Clause “a”)
• Article 211 – Bribery (Part 2, Clause “b”)
• Article 237 – False Report (Part 2, Clauses “a, g”)
• Article 139 – Slander (Part 3, Clauses “a, g”)
• Article 238 – Perjury (Part 3, Clause “b”)
• Article 247 – Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition (Part 1)
• Article 248 – Unlawful Handling of Explosives (Part 1)

The court sentenced him to 8 years and 6 months in prison and ordered him to repay 2.8 billion soums in damages to the victims.

Earlier, in the Tashkent region, individuals were arrested for creating a Telegram group under the name of billionaire Alisher Usmanov and using it to scam people out of their money.