INDICTMENT AGAINST TEN PERSONS FOR THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF CONTINUING FRAUD
Pristina, August 16, 2022 - The Special Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK), has filed an indictment in the Basic Court in Pristina - Special Department, against the defendants with the initials A.K, F.G, K.B, H.K, E.Z, A.S, Q.K, H.B, L.B and L.B.
The Special Prosecutor's Office announces that the defendants, with the purpose of obtaining illegal financial benefits for themselves and other persons, by means of false presentation of facts, using the excellent knowledge of the German language of some members of the group, continuously, acting from Kosovo, but also with the help of other co-perpetrators in Germany, have defrauded citizens of the Republic of Germany, urging them to send money in different amounts or Amazon.com, Inc. coupons, in such a way that over the phone, they called the them , most of them elderly, from different regions of Germany, and then by introducing themselves falsely they misled them by telling them that they had won the lottery in great value, of course, in advance are obliged to pay the expenses, so they encouraged them to send money through their associates in Germany or through financial unions such as: Moneygram, Western Union, Capital- Ria, Vllesa-Ria, under different names in Kosovo, or buy Amazon coupons and show them their codes, which the defendants then used for personal online purchases, so the defendants A.K, K.B, E.Z , A.S, F.G, H.K, Q.K and H.B, jointly committed the criminal offense "Continuing fraud" from article 323 paragraph 4 related to par. 1 of the KPRK related to articles 31 and 77 of the KPRK.
Meanwhile, the defendant L.B, for an unverified time, has participated in the illegal activities described in the first provision with the defendant A.K, during the year 2018/2019, he has started working separately, in such a way that with the defendant L.B, by phone contacted the victims in Germany, and then with the help of their associates C.B, F.H, A.D as well as with other unidentified persons, they received money from the victims, such as E.B.F.
With this, in cooperation, the defendants L.B and L.B have committed the criminal offense "Fraud in progress" from article 323 par. 1, related to article 31 and 77 of the KPRK.
