According to the preliminary investigation conducted by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee in the criminal proceedings, cases of embezzlement of more than 39 million AMD from the budget of Vanadzor community by the director of the "Accountant" community non-commercial organization (CNCO) and then E. A., the accountant of the same organization, were revealed.

In particular, the preliminary examination revealed that E. A., occupying the position of the director of the "Accountant" CNCO established by the Vanadzor community and using his official powers, between January 2017 and October 1, 2020, made electronic payment orders, in which he entered false information under fictitious "Seminar training" name and transferred AMD 23,014,381 to his bank account without any legal basis. He transferred another 900,000 AMD in parts to the bank accounts of employees of the above-mentioned CNCO assuring them that the said money transfers were the result of a technical error, and then, he asked them to cash them and return them to him. Those amounts, however, E. A. did not deposit into the bank account of "Accountant" CNCO and embezzled.

The preliminary investigation also revealed that E. A., occupying the position of the accountant of the said CNCO and again using official powers, in the period between October 1, 2020 and December 2022, in the above-mentioned manner, embezzled 15,182,590 AMD by making transfers without legal grounds to the bank accounts of himself and another employee of the same CNCO.

Thus, during 2017-2022 E. A., by entering false information in the payment orders, which are official documents, stole a total of AMD 39,096,971 from the budget of the Vanadzor community, from the funds allocated to "Accountant" CNCO and entrusted to him.

For the above-mentioned criminal acts E. A. was charged under point 3 of part 3 of article 256 and part 1 of article 445 of the RA Criminal Code. In the presented accusation, E. A. declared himself completely guilty and gave confessions. A lien was imposed on the property belonging to the accused to secure compensation for the damage caused by the crime.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings is over. The materials of the proceedings were handed over to the supervising prosecutor with an indictment, with a motion to approve and send it to the court.

Notification. the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the RA Criminal Procedure Code by a verdict entered into legal force.