Nis: sales representative suspected of causing over 1 million euros in losses to mobile operator
The Nis Higher Public Prosecutor's special department is handling a case against B. K. (59), accused of causing more than 131 million dinars in losses while working as a sales representative.
- The Nis Higher Public Prosecutor's special department is handling a case against B. K. (59), a sales representative at a mobile operator.
- The suspect is accused of abusing his position as a responsible person and causing the company losses of over 1 million euros.
- According to prosecutors, the offense was carried out over an extended period through an organized scheme.
- The case is part of a broader Interior Ministry (MUP) anti-corruption operation in which 26 people were arrested.
The Special Department for the Suppression of Corruption at the Nis Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office is handling a case against B. K. (59) from Nis, accused of organized fraud against the company he worked for. The arrest was carried out as part of a broader operation by the Interior Ministry (MUP), which on May 27 detained 26 people across Nis, Kraljevo and Novi Sad.
According to the investigation, the suspect, working as a sales representative for a mobile operator, devised a scheme that caused the company losses of more than 131 million dinars, the equivalent of more than 1 million euros. The case is being handled by the special department of the Nis Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office, which has jurisdiction over serious corporate crime.
Modus operandi
According to informal accounts from sources close to the investigation, the modus operandi involved abuses in the trade of mobile phones, which the suspect carried out by exploiting his position within the company. The abuses, the sources said, included:
- fictitious orders for large quantities of devices
- redirecting goods to parties outside the official distribution channel
- unrecorded payments and presenting invoiced quantities as sold
- concealing the actual flow of goods using fake documents
The special department of the Nis Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office said it is handling six separate cases in which a total of 23 people have been arrested, and that the case against B. K. is the largest by the amount of unlawful gain involved.
Legal classification
The offense of abuse of position by a responsible person under Article 234 of the Criminal Code is punishable by 6 months to 5 years in prison. The aggravated form, where the value of the unlawful gain exceeds 1.5 million dinars, carries 2 to 10 years, while the most serious form, where the value exceeds 15 million dinars, carries 2 to 12 years.
The offense of abuse of position by a responsible person under Article 234, paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code, when the value of the unlawful gain exceeds 15 million dinars, is punishable by imprisonment of 2 to 12 years under the applicable statutory classification.
Given that the unlawful gain in this case far exceeds the statutory threshold, the suspect faces the most serious form of the offense.
What comes after questioning
Under standard procedure, the prosecutor moved for pretrial detention after questioning. The motion is being decided by the pretrial judge of the competent higher court. An economic and financial forensic examination is underway, and its findings will form the basis for the final classification of the offense.
The Nis Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office said the next procedural step would be the drafting of a criminal investigations report including the forensic findings. Only on the basis of that report will the prosecutor’s office make a final decision on whether to bring an indictment.
The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.
Will the investigation reach other employees who may have taken part in the offense?
