Chief accountant in Tashkent was caught embezzling 951 million soums from entrepreneurs

A former chief accountant in Tashkent's Mirabad district has been apprehended for embezzling 951 million soums from local entrepreneurs. The Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office confirmed the case.

According to the investigation conducted by the Mirabad district office responsible for protecting the rights of business entities, Kh.G., the chief accountant of three LLCs – "V.F.," "V.I.," and "V.V." – illicitly transferred a total of 951 million soums to his personal bank account without the knowledge of the company heads, A.I. and I.D.

A criminal case has been opened under two articles of the Criminal Code: Article 167 (embezzlement or misappropriation) and Article 228 (forgery and misuse of official documents). The investigation is ongoing.

This case follows a previous discovery in Tashkent's Yashnabad district, where another accountant was found to have embezzled 3.9 billion soums.