Minsk Man Gets Six Years for Swindling Friends in Casino Scam
A 24-year-old man from Minsk has been sentenced to six years in a high-security penal colony for large-scale fraud. The court found him guilty of swindling acquaintances out of over 230,000 Belarusian rubles under false pretenses. The man convinced multiple victims to hand over money by claiming he needed it for urgent tax payments. Instead, he lost all the funds in casinos and spent the rest on personal expenses. One victim was pressured into taking out consumer loans, selling assets, and pawning belongings to cover his demands.
Investigators uncovered that none of the stolen money went toward the promised purposes. The court ruled under Part 4 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code, which addresses large-scale fraud. In addition to imprisonment, the defendant was ordered to pay a fine of 13,500 rubles.
The sentence follows a trial that confirmed the full extent of the financial harm caused. The convicted man will serve his term in a high-security facility, with no possibility of early release. The ruling also includes restitution measures for the affected victims.
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