Details Emerge on $10.5 Million "FNDK" Case in Gilan

Given the variety of assets, including cash, real estate, vehicles, and other valuable movable property, judicial officers have been issued specific orders tailored to each asset, directing them to take the necessary legal steps to identify, preserve, and seize them.

The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Talash city announced the indictment of 12 people in connection with the so-called FNDK case and the issuance of a temporary arrest warrant for them, and explained the details of the judicial measures to identify and confiscate property and proceeds of crime.

According to ambassador Arjan; Amir Rahmati, Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Talesh city, while explaining the process of handling the FNDK case, stated: In this case, people claiming to conduct digital currency transactions using artificial intelligence have collected funds from different people, and a significant number of people have also deposited amounts based on these claims.

Referring to the report of Talesh City Intelligence Department, he added: According to the initial estimate, the amount of the financial violation of the case is equal to 10 million and 559 thousand dollars in the form of Tether digital currency. In this regard, so far, 12 people have been charged with major disruptions in the economic system and temporary arrest warrants have been issued for them. These people have been transferred to Lakan prison after issuing the order.

The public and revolutionary prosecutor of Talash city further announced the issuance of judicial orders to identify, track and seize property and possible proceeds of crime and clarified: In this context, the necessary correspondence has been done with the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to follow up on the blocking and monitoring of accounts.

Stating that the identified and confiscated properties are of different types, Rahmati pointed out that due to the variety of properties, including cash, real estate, cars and other movable and valuable properties, necessary orders have been issued to the judicial officers to identify, preserve and seize them.

He also said about the measures taken regarding the other accused: For some of the accused who have not been arrested so far, according to the legal provisions, an exit ban order has been issued, and for a number of others, judicial proxies have been issued with the aim of arresting them.

Referring to the increasing trend of complaints related to this case, the Public Prosecutor and Revolution of Talesh emphasized the need to speed up the identification of the amount of property and financial rights of the losers and said: Determining the exact amount of collected funds, checking the financial circulation, identifying the beneficiaries and verifying the amount of claims of individuals, requires specialized and expert investigations.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, quoted by the Judiciary Information Center, he added: Considering the financial dimensions of the case and the need to examine the documents and data available in cyberspace, experts in the fields of accounting and computer technology, communications, and cyberspace have been used to examine the various aspects of the case more carefully and provide the basis for making appropriate judicial decisions.

Rahmati emphasized: The investigation of this case continues with the aim of investigating the financial dimensions, identifying the related properties, following up on the status of those who lost property and taking the necessary legal measures.