Loans worth 12 million denars taken out in other people’s names, criminal complaint filed against two women from Kumanovo and five bankers

The Kumanovo Sector for Internal Affairs has filed criminal complaints against A.S.D. (23) and M.V. (35), both from Kumanovo, on suspicion of “fraud” and “misuse of personal data.” A complaint has also been filed against M.P. (34), S.M. (27), N.N. (34), D.M. (48) and S.O. (36), who are suspected of “abuse of office and official authority.”

According to the Ministry of Interior, from January to July 2026, the first suspect submitted 18 applications for fast consumer loans, using the personal data of several people without their knowledge or consent. After the loans were approved and the money transferred, the funds were unlawfully appropriated by the two suspects.

The five other suspects, employed as bank officers at a bank branch, are suspected of facilitating the execution of the fraud and the disposal of the money. In this way, the two women unlawfully obtained a total of 12,221,500 denars, the Ministry of Interior said. /Telegrafi/