Kazakh National Extradited From Kyrgyzstan Over Fake Invoice Scheme

A Kazakh citizen suspected of organizing a fraudulent invoice scheme has been extradited from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Zakon.kz reports.

Investigators say that in 2023 the suspect set up a scheme to issue fake invoices without performing actual work in order to obtain financial benefits. The illegal activities allegedly caused damage to the state budget amounting to nearly 350 million tenge in unpaid taxes.

After the crime, the suspect fled and was placed on the international wanted list. He was detained in Bishkek in March 2025 and subsequently extradited to Kazakhstan.

The suspect has been placed in pre-trial detention and faces up to seven years in prison with confiscation of property if convicted.