The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has ordered the seizure of the assets of citizen E.Sh., who is being investigated for the criminal offenses of "Fraud", "Hiding income" and "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", according to articles 143, 180 and 287 of the Criminal Code.
Investigations have shown that E.Sh., through a “Call Center” activity in the city of Fier, is suspected of having obtained considerable monetary values, deposited them in bank accounts without justification for their legal origin, and then invested them in movable and immovable assets. These actions are suspected of having been intended to conceal the illegal source of the money.
As part of the investigation, a personal security measure of a restrictive nature and preventive seizure of a 230 m² unit and a 100 m² apartment in Fier have been imposed on the citizen with the initials E.Sh. The actions aim to prevent the transfer of assets and ensure the effectiveness of the investigation.
NOTIFICATION OF THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
At the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier, the assets of citizen E.Sh. were seized, under investigation for the criminal offenses of 'Fraud', 'Hiding income' and 'Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity' provided for by articles 143, 180 and 287 of the Criminal Code.
From the investigations into criminal proceedings no. 1381, dated 16.12.2021, registered against the person under investigation E.Sh., it is suspected that through a "Call Center" activity he operated in the city of Fier, he was involved in illegal activities.
Following the investigations, the fact of depositing significant amounts of cash in bank accounts that do not justify the legal source of origin was documented. Subsequently, these values were invested in movable and immovable assets, which are still under verification. Through legal actions, the transfer of assets was aimed at covering the illegal origin, a fact that contains elements of the suspected criminal offense "Laundering of proceeds of criminal offense or criminal activity".
In view of this criminal proceeding against the person under investigation, personal security measures of a coercive nature were imposed. At the same time, based on the request of the prosecution in support of Article 274 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, at the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Fier, the property security measure "Preventive Seizure" was imposed on:
1 – Property of the Unit type, with an area of 230 m2;, and
2 – Apartment type property with a surface area of 100 m2, in Fier.
