Microcredit scandal/ SPAK exposes mafia scheme and brings to trial officials who "extorted" Albanians, here's how many years in prison they risk!

2025-07-19 20:25:06Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Microcredit scandal/ SPAK exposes mafia scheme and brings to trial officials who

The Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) has closed the investigations into the microcredit scandal case, indicting defendants, including shareholder Arben Meskuti , who extorted thousands of citizens.

SPAK has sent the letter that will go to court to the 30 victims of this fraudulent scheme, who have proven the criminal offenses.

It is reported that Arben Meskuti faces at least 20 years in prison, and over 10 years for the other defendants, according to the articles of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, Olsi Ibro is exempt from this string of sentences, as he died by suicide in July of last year.

Based on the already completed investigations, it turns out that the accused had operated as a structured criminal group for 9 years, defrauding Albanians through corrupt microcredit schemes.

After the completion of the investigations, the trial is expected to begin in September of this year.

According to the SPAK file: At the end of the investigations, accurate data was obtained that the defendants Elda Ibro, Arben Meskuti, Alban Kote, Aldo Daka, Albert Gega, Olsi Ibro, Andis Gjoka, Vasil Bakallbashi, Yliana Sejfo, Indrit Çuberi, Rigels Bejko, Altin Vako, Helidon Xhindi, Fatos Alimadhi, Lefter Canaj, Roland Deda, Endri Myftari, the legal entity "Micro Credit Albania" sh.pk., the legal entity "ADCA" sh.pk., the legal entity "Final" sh.pk., the "Private Bailiff's Office TDR Group" have consumed the elements of the criminal offenses of "Fraud with serious consequences", "Forgery of documents", "Forgery of documents", committed by the person responsible for issuing the document, "Structured criminal group" and "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group", provided for by articles 143/3; 186/1; 186/3; 333/a and 334, first paragraph, of the Criminal Code.

We recall that Arben Meskuti, owner of several financial companies that set up a pyramid scheme, is in prison by decision of the Appeals Court of the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime. 

The Tirana Prosecutor's Office issued 9 security measures for the people involved in the microcredit fraud scandal, where thousands of citizens were extorted.

The prosecution has concluded that Micro Credit Albania, ADCA, SHP Zig, FS, FLASH, but also the natural persons: Elda Ibro, Andis Gjoka, Olsi Ibro, Arben Meskuti, Yllka Meskuti, Ernela Cuberi, Indrit Cuberi, Alban Kote, Aldo Daka, Edmond Mato, Roland Deda, Jordisa Dervishi, Alketa Sali Goxha, Albert Geea, Kejda Seferi, Mariela Basha, Besmir Barxhani, Saimir Hajdari, Bashkim Xhafa, Florian Beqaraj , have used their licenses as microcredit companies and bailiffs to extort thousands of citizens through refinancing schemes with bad conditions of old loans.


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