A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after, together with other members of a group, he fraudulently obtained loans in the name of 36 young people. According to prosecutors, the defendant, who had previously been convicted of similar offenses, admitted his guilt. Five other alleged members of the group, including his brother, are being tried in separate cases, and the court is to rule on their cases, reports IPN.
The Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases specifies that the members of the group obtained, under various pretexts, data from the identity documents and photos of the victims, which they used to apply for loans in their names. To convince the young people, they invoked reasons such as the need to make bank transfers or receive sums of money, and in exchange for their “help” they offered between 200 and 1,000 lei.
The victims, aged between 18 and 22, were from Soroca, Nisporeni, Causeni and Chisinau, most of them being students. According to the investigation, the fraudulently contracted loans were usually about 20 thousand lei, but there were also loans of up to 25 thousand lei.
The prosecutors further specify that the damage exceeds 700 thousand lei, and the lending company is seeking in court to recover this amount from the defendants.
