489 million soums worth of embezzlement has been found at the Uzbekistan Basketball Federation of, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office said.
According to the criminal case, the executive director of the federation, Yu. S., entered into a conspiracy with the manager of affairs, S. I., and registered the company "S.A.G." in the name of the latter's mother and brother. 197 million soums were transferred to the company's account for the purchase of 2 units of special equipment for monitoring the health of athletes, which were not actually delivered.
While, the first vice-president of the federation, H. G., illegally withdrew 162 million soums from the federation's corporate bank card for personal needs.
The same officials executed a fictitious contract to attract sponsors and embezzled 130 million soums of the federation's funds for personal needs.
A criminal case was launched and an investigation was conducted based on these facts. The court passed sentences on the perpetrators.
On September 12, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported theft of more than 2 billion soums in the Swimming Federation.
