Fraudster who defrauded a woman of 15,000 manat sentenced

A 70-year-old man has been sentenced in Baku for misappropriating 15,000 manat from a woman while posing as a professor at the Azerbaijan Technical University, oxu.az reports. The court heard a criminal case under Article 178.2.4 (fraud causing significant damage) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan against a native of the Kurdamir region, Hajiali Amirov (surname conditional – ed.). During the trial, it became known that in 2010 he had already been convicted under a similar article and sentenced to 10 years in prison, and his conviction has not yet been expunged.

He defrauded citizen Arifa Huseynova, promising to help her relative find a job at the Ministry of Emergency Situations. For this, the accused took 15,000 manat from her.

It is noted that the man introduced himself as a professor at the Azerbaijan Technical University. The victim stated that she was filing a complaint against the accused and demanding the return of the money given.

The court found G. Amirov guilty of committing a crime under Article 178.2.4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment.

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