They cashed the checks and transferred millions: 11 people were detained

Within the framework of the investigation carried out by the Karabük Chief Public Prosecutor's Office within the scope of "qualified fraud" and "forgery of official documents", teams of the Provincial Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) Branch Directorate started an investigation.

Evaluating a report, the teams determined that an accounting employee of a company operating in Karabük issued checks for amounts ranging from 800 thousand TL to 1.5 million TL and cashed these checks illegally through contracted factoring employees. It was claimed that the money obtained was sent to different people's accounts and shared among the suspects.

While it was learned that the correspondence and voice messages between the suspects were also included in the investigation file, it was determined that there was money traffic of approximately 55 million TL in the first stage of the investigation. Within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that the companies suffered a total loss of 55 million TL.

SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION IN 4 PROVINCES

KOM Branch Directorate teams organized a simultaneous operation in Karabük, Ankara, Istanbul and Bartın with the participation of 45 personnel, including factoring employees. A total of 11 suspects were caught during the operation, 6 in Karabük, 3 in Ankara, 1 in Istanbul and 1 in Bartın.