Repeat offender arrested for $30,000 fraud in illegal U.S. job scheme in Jizzakh

A man who promised to send another person to work in the United States through Mexico has been detained in Jizzakh. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office.

According to the report, an operation was carried out jointly by the Jizzakh city department of the agency and the State Security Service. During the operation, citizen N.B., who has a prior conviction, was caught red-handed while receiving money after entering the trust of citizen Sh.K. He had promised to send him to the United States for employment through Mexico in exchange for $30,000. N.B. received $11,200 and 50 million soums from the victim before being apprehended with material evidence.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (fraud), and investigative procedures are currently underway.

It should be recalled that earlier in Tashkent, individuals involved in schemes to illegally send foreign nationals to the United States were also detained during a series of operations.