A fraudulent applicant deceived the prosecutor's office and stole funds intended for an operational activity.

A verdict has been delivered against citizen J.S., born in 1992, who deceived the staff of the Department under the Prosecutor General's Office in the Navoi region and absconded with funds intended for conducting an operational activity.

The court established that J.S. had previously been convicted multiple times and was even recognized as a dangerous recidivist. The second accused, Sh.I., born in 1996, was also apprehended. Both were placed in custody.

J.S. approached the department on June 26, 2024, with a statement claiming that an individual named Feruz was demanding $700 from him for processing a driver's license and requested that measures be taken.

Following J.S.'s statement, the management of the department in the Navoi region, in cooperation with officers from the regional internal affairs directorate, conducted an operational activity. During the operation, J.S. and his accomplice Sh.I. accepted $700, which had been provided by the department as part of the investigative actions, along with a special device for recording audio, after which they disappeared in an unknown direction. They spent the money on their personal needs.

J.S. fully admitted his guilt in court.

In his testimony, he stated that he met Sh.I. in April-May 2024. During this period, due to his child's illness, J.S. needed money and sought advice from Sh.I. on how to earn. Sh.I. introduced him to an employee of the department in the Navoi region, S.H., and claimed that money could be obtained through the department. Sh.I. advised J.S. to file a complaint with the department, asserting that someone was unlawfully demanding money from him, thus aiming to hold the "fraudster" accountable. He also suggested that J.S. record a false audio file to present to the department, and during the operational activity, take the money and flee, after which the department staff would supposedly reimburse the lost funds.

Following a premeditated plan, J.S. submitted a complaint to the department in the Navoi region. As part of the operation, he was provided with $700 and a recording device.

When the officers and witnesses arrived at the designated location, J.S. turned off his phone and fled, taking the $700 and the recorder with him.

"Then I met with Sh.I. and exchanged dollars for sums at a store. I bought clothes for $100. After that, we went to a sauna together. I exchanged the remaining $400 at an ATM for sums and spent it on my needs," J.S. explained in court.

The defendant Sh.I. also fully admitted his guilt.

The court found J.S. guilty of committing crimes under Articles 168 (Fraud) and 237 (False Reporting) of the Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 4 years and 1 month of imprisonment, which he is to serve in a high-security penal colony.

Sh.I. was found guilty under the same articles and sentenced to 2 years and 1 month of imprisonment.