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Fraud with cryptocurrencies with a loss of 6.1 million Euros, SPAK takes the criminal group to trial

2024-02-10 10:06:16Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Fraud with cryptocurrencies with a loss of 6.1 million Euros, SPAK takes the
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SPAK has sent for trial Adrian Korrik, Irisa Pucan, Merxhan Çeliku, Endri Bulku, Erlind Cekaj, accused of committing the criminal offense of "Computer Fraud", to the detriment of several persons, in the special form of cooperation of a structured group. criminal, "Structured criminal group", and "Commitment of criminal offenses by structured criminal group and criminal organization".

The damage caused to the platforms "AurumPro", "Fianxis" and "AGMarkets", (with 67 criminal reports to the central cyber office in Bavaria), is calculated with a total damage of 1.8 million Euros. On the CentroBanc platform, there are 35 criminal charges, with a total damage of 1.7 million Euros. For the CapitalMarketsBanc platform, there are 40 complaints, with an established damage of 1.6 million Euros. There are 31 criminal charges against the Cryptokartal platform, with a total damage of 1 million Euros. In addition to the Bavaria Region where these victims are, many other public prosecutors in Germany have complaints about harming others on these platforms pending, so the total damage is assumed to be much higher. Some of the victims from other federal regions have already registered on the other platforms "Centrobanc", "CapitalMarketsBanc" and "Cryptokartal".

SPAK says that following investigations in cooperation with the Spanish judicial authorities, commercial entities managed by him, as well as his family members, were found and seized in the possession of the citizen Amant Josifi (for whom we have agreed that the criminal prosecution should be carried out by the Spanish authorities) , bank account with monetary amounts totaling 2,225,868.66 Euros and 2,844,936.37 ALL.


SPAK announcement

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana has sent the request for trial for criminal proceedings no. 301 of 2021, with the defendants Adrian Korriku, Irisa Puca, Merxhan Çeliku, Endri Bulku, Erlind Cekaj, accused of committing of the criminal offense of "Computer Fraud", to the detriment of several persons, in the special form of collaboration of the structured criminal group, "Structured criminal group", and "Commitment of criminal offenses by the structured criminal group and criminal organization" , provided as a criminal offense by articles 143/b/2, 28/4, 333/a/1, and 334/1, of the Criminal Code.

This proceeding has been initiated on the basis of the request for legal aid of the Spanish justice authorities, namely the Court of First Instance No. 2, La Seu d'Urgell (UPSD 2), within the criminal case No. 19/2018, for the criminal offenses "Fraud" and "Criminal Organization", provided by the criminal legislation of the Kingdom of Spain.

On the basis of this request for legal assistance, the Special Prosecutor's Office registered criminal proceedings no. 301/2021. After the registration of this criminal proceeding, in coordination with Eurojust, Albania has become part of the Joint Investigation Team, created on April 27, 2021, which is composed of the judicial authorities of Spain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Ukraine , Georgia, North Macedonia, etc.

The object of the joint investigation have been a number of companies that have carried out the "call center" activity, also committing online frauds on fraudulent platforms of European citizens. These companies were located in several countries, such as Albania, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Georgia, etc., which were managed or coordinated by the "Milton Group".

Within the framework of the joint investigative group, with the participating countries, in implementation of a well-organized investigative plan, the division of the jurisdiction of the criminal prosecution has been determined for the persons involved, as organizers of this criminal activity, in order to optimize and effectively carry out the prosecution criminal.

Specifically, from the Spanish judicial authorities, under the conditions of the existence of the extradition agreement with Albania, the exercise of criminal prosecution in Spain resulted more effectively, for the Albanian citizens involved in this criminal activity, the consequences of which had come to Spain.

By the German judicial authorities, in the absence of an extradition agreement with Albania, it has been assessed as more effective the exercise of criminal prosecution in Albania, by the Special Prosecutor's Office, for the Albanian citizens involved in this criminal activity, the consequences of which had come to Germany . In the same way, the division was made for the other states participating in this Joint Investigation Team.

In this context, from the investigative data sent by the German Judicial Authorities, within the framework of the Joint Investigation Team, administered in the fascicle of criminal proceedings, there have been connections of Albanian citizens with the Milton Group. Milton Group has organized the criminal activity of computer fraud online, in several countries of Western Europe, including the countries which are part of the Joint Investigation Team.

The German authorities have ordered the control of fraudulent trading platforms "Absolut Global Markets", "AurumPro" and "Finaxis". However, according to these authorities, it is considered certain that the same criminal group is also responsible for many other trading platforms, mostly identical, including the platforms "SNP Broker", "CapitalMarketsBanc", "FXNobel", "Cryptokartal", "Centrobanc", "GoldmanBank" and "TopTradePro". This is evident from the financial investigations carried out against the companies, as well as from the assessments of various technical traces, including IPs with identical addresses.

Based on technical evidence, it has emerged that the criminal group has been operating dozens of fraudulent platforms over the past few years.

The damage caused to the platforms "AurumPro", "Fianxis" and "AGMarkets", (with 67 criminal reports to the central cyber office in Bavaria), is calculated with a total damage of 1.8 million Euros. On the CentroBanc platform, there are 35 criminal charges, with a total damage of 1.7 million Euros. For the CapitalMarketsBanc platform, there are 40 complaints, with an established damage of 1.6 million Euros. There are 31 criminal charges against the Cryptokartal platform, with a total damage of 1 million Euros. In addition to the Bavaria Region where these victims are, many other public prosecutors in Germany have complaints about harming others on these platforms pending, so the total damage is assumed to be much higher. Some of the victims from other Federal Regions have already registered on the other platforms "Centrobanc", "CapitalMarketsBanc" and "Cryptokartal".

On the dates 08-09.11.2022, the international operation "FRIDA-REFOX" was finalized, within the framework of the Joint Investigation Team, with all participating countries, coordinated by "EUROJUST" with headquarters in The Hague, Holland

As a result of this international operation, call centers or premises in Tirana, Elbasan and Vlorë were checked in Albania, which during the investigation period have also had changes of locations, names, but also mergers with each other, for the effect of concealment from the law enforcement bodies. .

11 checks of call centers and residences were carried out, 4 suspected citizens were arrested/detained (2 by SPAK and 2 based on the international search), and 6 other citizens were declared wanted (3 by SPAK and 3 based on the search international).

About 300 computer devices, laptops, USBs, hard drives, other digital evidence and numerous documents, cryptocurrency wallets worth approximately 15,000 USD and 90,000 Euro cash, identification documents of Lithuanian and Georgian citizens, Lithuanian bank cards, etc. were seized.

From the joint investigations with the German judicial authorities, the persons behind the fraudulent platforms or working for the companies that provide services for the platforms have been identified. During the evaluation of a server secured in the process and other administered evidence, the persons who were undoubtedly connected with the IT company "PumaTS/SMCompany", the defendants Irisa PUCA, Endri BULKU, Erlind Cekaj ​​and Adrian Korriku, are fully identified. It also turned out that the defendant Merxhan Celiku had direct communications with fraud victims in Austria and Germany through these platforms. This has been fully proven through the IP addresses from which the communications were made, as well as the movements of the bank accounts and those of currencies in virtual modes, in which the money of the victims has passed. 

At the end of the investigation, the existence of a structured criminal group, with the involvement of Albanian and foreign citizens, with the aim of financial fraud through the construction of various platforms and their use, to the detriment of persons residing in Austria, was clearly evidenced. Germany and other European countries.

The fraud was committed to the detriment of several persons and for this reason the criminal offense of computer fraud was consummated for all the investigated, according to the qualifying circumstance provided by the second paragraph of Article 143/b of the Criminal Code.

From the analysis of the elements of the criminal offenses above, it results that, in the specific case, the defendants Adrian Korriku, Irisa Puca, Merxhan Çeliku, Endri Bulku, Erlind Cekaj, have completely consumed all the elements of the criminal offense "Computer Fraud", in cooperation, to the detriment of some persons, in the form of a structured criminal group, "Participation in a structured criminal group", provided by articles 143/b/2, 28/4, 333/a/2 and 334 of the Criminal Code.

Following the investigative actions, in cooperation with the Spanish judicial authorities, commercial entities managed by him, as well as his family members, were found and seized in the possession of the citizen Amant Josifi (for whom we have agreed that the criminal prosecution should be carried out by the Spanish authorities). bank account with monetary amounts totaling 2,225,868.66 Euros and 2,844,936.37 ALL.

The investigation shows that other Albanian and foreign persons are also involved in this illegal activity, for whom investigations continue within the framework of separate criminal proceedings No. 301/1 of 2021, for the same criminal offenses.


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