(AsiaGameHub) – Authorities in Mogilev, Belarus, are intensifying their efforts to combat gambling-related offenses following allegations that a local businessman gambled away a private loan on an online platform.
According to the media outlet Mogilev News, law enforcement has initiated a criminal investigation into the 42-year-old business owner.
Officials stated that the entrepreneur approached a 53-year-old associate to request financial assistance. He reportedly claimed the funds would be used for business expansion and guaranteed a „timely repayment.“
The associate, trusting the businessman, provided 28,000 Belarusian rubles (approximately $10,000). However, once the money was received, the entrepreneur allegedly ceased all contact.
Fraud Charges for Belarusian Businessman
Police investigations later indicated that the owner „had no plans to return the funds“ and had instead „squandered the entire amount at an online casino.“
The suspect is expected to be charged with fraud-related crimes by investigators.
This incident follows a recent case where the Mogilev branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs accused a corporate accountant of stealing from her employer to fund online gambling habits.
The 42-year-old defendant served as the head accountant for a private firm located in Mogilev.
Campaign Against Gambling Crimes
Ministry representatives informed the news site Onliner that the accountant possessed access to the organization’s electronic financial systems.
Investigators reportedly uncovered evidence of numerous transfers from the company’s accounts to her personal ones, frequently disguised as „bonus payments.“
Because she was in charge of financial reporting, she was allegedly able to „submit fraudulent data“ and „conceal the budget gaps,“ officials noted.
The accountant is accused of embezzling a total of 185,000 Belarusian rubles, exceeding $65,000. Law enforcement stated that she lost the full amount through unsuccessful online casino wagers.
The ministry intends to prosecute her for „large-scale embezzlement through abuse of office.“ If found guilty, she could be sentenced to as many as 12 years in prison.
Additionally, in Minsk, a self-proclaimed cryptocurrency investment expert was reported to have stolen and spent thousands of dollars of client money at physical casinos during the previous year.
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