Bank Fraud Scandal: Manager and Customer Arrested in Güzelyurt.
Güzelyurt bank manager F.C. and customer Ö.D. arrested for multi-million lira fraud scheme involving fake payment orders and misappropriation.
The Güzelyurt Branch Manager of a bank, identified as F.C., along with a bank customer, Ö.D., has been arrested and brought before a court in Güzelyurt in connection with an alleged multi-million lira fraud scheme.
Sergeant Hüseyin Sebatlı from the Financial Crimes Branch, overseeing the investigation, stated that the suspects face charges including “obtaining money through fraud, preparing a fraudulent bank payment order, account manipulation, and employee fraud.”
According to police reports, F.C. served as a clerk at the Güzelyurt branch of the bank from 2021 to 2024. He is accused of facilitating Ö.D.’s fraudulent acquisition of 6,298,366 TL by creating a fake bank payment order that allowed him to access the bank’s main safe and transfer funds to Ö.D.’s account in order to cover the payment of Ö.D.’s checks.
Additionally, police allege that, under Ö.D.’s encouragement, F.C. took cash from bank customers to deposit into their accounts but instead misappropriated a total of 1,244,411 TL, 23,805 Euros, 67,793 British pounds, and 11,526 US dollars without depositing the funds into the customers’ accounts to cover the deficit in the bank’s safe.
The police reported that statements have been collected from 15 individuals, including five customers. In his voluntary statement, F.C. indicated that he committed the alleged crimes with Ö.D.’s encouragement. While Ö.D. denies the accusations, police noted that additional statements are pending and the investigation is ongoing. Authorities expressed concern that the suspects might influence the course of the investigation, leading them to request a three-day detention from the court.
The suspects’ legal representatives did not object to this request, and the court subsequently ordered an additional three-day detention for both individuals.
