Suspect in embezzlement of T27 million extradited from Turkey to Kazakhstan

Astana. September 16. KazTAG – A Kazakhstani woman suspected of embezzling T27 million has been extradited from Turkey, reports the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan.
“Today, employees of the Prosecutor General's Office and Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, with the assistance of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Turkey, extradited a citizen of Kazakhstan from of Turkey to face criminal liability for embezzlement of entrusted property on an especially large scale,” said the Prosecutor General's Office.
In 2022-2023, while working as an accountant in Almaty, she embezzled about T27 million from the company by entering false information into payment orders. After the crime, she went into hiding and was put on the international wanted list. In August 2024, she was detained in Turkey and then handed over to Kazakh law enforcement. She is currently in a pre-trial detention center in Astana.

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