The Department of the Financial Monitoring Agency for the city of Almaty is conducting an investigation into a group of individuals who used false information when participating in public procurement in the construction sector, and thus received an illegal benefit of 70 billion tenge.
This was reported by the press service of the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on August 6, 2025.
In 2021-2024, the suspects organized a criminal scheme that used shell companies, forged documents, and false information. With the help of such fraud, the rating of companies participating in tenders for construction work was inflated.
For these “services”, the organizers received cash rewards in the amount of 500 thousand to 1.5 million tenge.
According to law enforcement officials, the total amount of illegal income obtained exceeded 664 million tenge. The criminals used this money to purchase 11 cars and 12 real estate properties (5 residential buildings and 7 land plots).
According to investigators, as a result of illegal actions, contracts were concluded with a number of organizations for about 70 billion tenge.
Four suspects were detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center.
The investigation is ongoing.
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