Brooklyn man pleads guilty in visa scam that exploited Queens immigrants: DA via QNS
Olimzhon Turdialiev, 39, of Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, pleaded guilty Monday, Sept. 12, to criminal possession of stolen property before Queens Supreme Court Justice Toni Cimino. As part of his plea agreement, Turdialiev provided restitution in the amount of $92,000, accounting for nearly 80% of the stolen funds, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.
Katz said that upon paying Turdialiev a total of $32,000 in September and October 2016, the first victim was instructed to have her four relatives mail their Uzbek passports and a provided application to an address in Ukraine. Turdialiev later provided a photocopy of one of the visas to the victim. However, the victim’s relative never received either document. It was later discovered that the U.S.
Also in October 2016, a third victim paid $17,000 to Turdialiev for a U.S. visa for her brother-in-law living in Uzbekistan. The relative abroad was instructed to provide his passport and an application to the defendant’s associate in Uzbekistan. The brother-in-law never received his passport or visa.
“The victims, in this case, included members of the immigrant community desperately trying to reunite with their loved ones in America,” Katz said. “Scammers and fraudsters who take advantage of fraught situations for their own financial gain will face justice here in Queens County, no matter how long it has been since the crime took place. In pleading guilty, the defendant has taken responsibility for scamming four individuals who sought a better life for themselves and their loved ones.
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