Kragujevac: M. V., 39, Arrested Over Fake Car Papers
Serbia's Interior Ministry says it arrested M. V., 39, of Kragujevac on suspicion he used fake papers to move a company car and sold it for 2,817,163 dinars, dodging a creditor debt.
Serbia’s Interior Ministry announced today, September 23, that it had arrested M. V., born in 1987, from Kragujevac. He is suspected of the criminal offense of damaging creditors.
The arrest was carried out by officers from the Criminal Police Directorate’s Anti-Corruption Service, acting on an order from the Special Anti-Corruption Department of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kraljevo.
M. V. was the responsible person at a company in Kragujevac. He is suspected of using fake documentation to transfer that company’s vehicle to another firm, where he was also the responsible person.
The vehicle was then sold to a third company for 2,817,163 dinars. The make and model of the car were not disclosed, nor was the exact period in which the transaction took place.
Police suspect the scheme was used to dodge a debt owed to the Development Fund of the Republic of Serbia and to several other companies. According to the ministry, the suspect knew the Kragujevac firm was unable to settle its obligations to creditors.
He is suspected of obtaining unlawful property gain for his company in an amount matching the damage done to creditors. According to the statement, the gain was not attributed to him personally but to the company in whose name he was acting.
The suspect will be brought before the competent prosecutor’s office along with a criminal complaint. He is presumed innocent until a final verdict is reached.
The Interior Ministry said it continues working to combat corruption and financial crime across Serbia.
