Navoi Budget Funds Theft Scheme Exposed via Soliq Mobile

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Employees of the Department under the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan have uncovered a case of budget funds embezzlement using the Soliq Mobile application. A criminal case has been initiated regarding the incident.

According to the investigation, employees of 13 companies in Navoi generated electronic invoices for the supply of goods totaling 4.5 trillion soums.

These amounts were then processed through cash registers to create the appearance of retail sales to citizens, allowing for the generation of cash receipts.

As a result, a total of 34.8 billion soums in cashback was credited to the accounts of 105,524 citizens via the Soliq Mobile application.

According to investigators, the participants in the scheme embezzled these funds.

A criminal case has been opened under articles 168 (fraud) and 228 (manufacturing, forging documents, stamps, seals, blanks, their sale or use) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. An investigation is currently underway.