According to the case materials, M., during the period from April 2019 to January 2023, by deceit, entered knowingly false information into the bank transfer lists for wages in the name of the watchman of the agricultural enterprise's mechanized yard. The watchman, unaware of her criminal intent, had his due wage payments increased, based on which the bank transferred funds amounting to 11,178 rubles and 36 kopecks to the watchman's card account. The watchman subsequently handed over this money in cash to M. after it was credited to his account. Through her actions, M. caused material damage to the agricultural enterprise in the specified sum, which constitutes a large amount.
During the preliminary and court investigation, M. fully admitted her guilt. She stated that the motive for committing the crime was her insufficient salary at the agricultural enterprise, as she was legally employed on a part-time basis (4-hour working day) but actually worked a full day (8-hour working day). In this regard, deciding to increase her monthly income, M. found what she considered a "win-win" path to wealth. After the excess wage payments due to the watchman were credited, she informed the latter about the accounting error she had made and asked him to return the money, which happened over a period of more than three years.
It should be noted that due to her reputation as a qualified specialist and her experience in financial operations, the management of the agricultural enterprise did not exercise proper control over the accountant's activities in calculating wages for employees. This allowed the 43-year-old resident of Lepel to embezzle funds.
M. fully compensated for the damage caused by the crime during the preliminary investigation.
Taking into account the evidence presented by the state prosecutor, the court of Lepel District passed a guilty verdict, finding M. guilty of property misappropriation by deceit (fraud), committed on a large scale. Based on Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the accountant was sentenced to restriction of liberty for a term of 2 years and 3 months without direction to an open-type correctional facility, with a fine of 40 base units, amounting to 1600 rubles.
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