The Basic Prosecution in Prishtina has filed an indictment against four individuals – three Turkish citizens and one citizen of North Macedonia – for the criminal offenses of “Issuing Checks Without Cover or Fraudulent Checks and Misuse of Bank or Credit Cards” as well as “Money Laundering.”
According to the Prosecution, the defendants A.S., A.S., S.O., and S.E., between November 11, 2024, and February 20, 2025, at various intervals and in collaboration, registered businesses with the Business Registration Agency of Kosovo (ARBK) and opened business and personal bank accounts in Kosovo banks.
Using POS terminals, they misused hundreds of international bank cards, cloning cards belonging to citizens of Denmark and other countries, conducting transactions through their personal accounts. According to the indictment, this activity allowed them to illegally obtain €372,900.42.
The defendants are also accused of laundering the proceeds of their criminal activity, withdrawing cash from ATMs in Kosovo and transferring funds abroad, mainly to Turkey, in order to conceal the origin of the money and evade legal consequences.
“The defendants are currently in pre-trial detention. The Prosecution has requested that this measure be extended until the completion of judicial proceedings,” the Prosecution announced.
