A lawyer has been placed under house arrest after allegedly embezzling 20 million lek through fraud.
Citizen DM is charged with "Fraud with serious consequences", "Forgery of documents" and "Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity".
Announcement:
Within the framework of the investigations into criminal proceedings no. 1340, dated 24.11.2024, based on the written report of citizens SS and BE and from the entirety of the investigative actions carried out and the evidence administered within the framework of this criminal proceedings, it resulted that there is a reasonable suspicion, based on evidence, that citizen DM has appropriated the property of the victims of the criminal offense SS and B. E, in the amount of 19,200,000 lek (new) by using lies and abusing the trust of the victims, with the aim of unjustly benefiting from monetary values and by consuming the elements of the criminal offense "Fraud with serious consequences and more than once", provided for by article 143, p.2 and p.3 of the Criminal Code.
Also, taking into account the movements made in the bank account, where immediately after the transfer of the amount of money to the bank account by the bailiff, the person under investigation transferred a significant portion of it (2,000,000 lek) to the account of citizen EA with the description of installment for the purchase of an apartment, there is sufficient evidence to suspect that the person under investigation has also consumed the elements of the criminal offense provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code.
The Vlora Prosecutor's Office requested prison time, while the court placed him under house arrest.
