The Department of the Financial Monitoring Agency in the Kostanay region has concluded a pre-trial investigation into a criminal case involving an organized group led by the director of the meat processing plant "BEEF EXPORT GROUP." The group has been embezzling budget funds allocated under the National Project for the Development of Kazakhstan's Agro-Industrial Complex.
The group caused damage to the state amounting to over 3 billion tenge, of which 107 million tenge has been reimbursed during the pre-trial investigation. The suspects' assets worth 3.1 billion tenge have been seized. A total of 49 individuals were involved in the criminal scheme, with 13 being members of the organized group facing charges including misappropriation of subsidies, tax evasion, illegal business activities, money laundering, bribery of officials, and document forgery.
The head of the organized group is also suspected of using violence against a government official who was conducting a tax audit of his company. The press service of the Financial Monitoring Agency reported that the investigation extends to the leaders and representatives of 30 farms in several regions.
Furthermore, suspicions have been raised against three officials from the Agriculture Department of the Kostanay region for aiding in embezzlement and bribery. Seven veterinary doctors have been charged with document forgery, inputting false information into the system, and receiving illegal payments.
