The Kumanovo Sector for Internal Affairs filed criminal charges against A.S.D. (23) and M.V. (35), both from Kumanovo, on suspicion of committing the criminal offences of “fraud” and “misuse of personal data”, as well as against M.P. (34), S.M. (27), N.N. (34), D.M. (48) and S.O. (36) on suspicion of committing the criminal offence of “abuse of official position and authority”.
Between January and July 2026, the first suspect, on 18 occasions, used the personal data of several individuals to apply for quick consumer loans in their names and without their consent. After the loans were approved and the funds disbursed, the money was unlawfully appropriated by the first and second suspects.
Meanwhile, the other suspects, who were employed as bank officers at a branch of a bank, enabled the fraud to be carried out and the funds to be accessed, thereby allowing the first and second suspects to obtain unlawful financial gain amounting to a total of 12,221,500 denars.