Kazakhstan extradites woman from Georgia over 238 million tenge subsidy fraud

September 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM2 min

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Kazakhstan has extradited a woman from Georgia to face charges of embezzling more than 238 million tenge in state agricultural subsidies. She was detained in Georgia in March 2026 and is now held in a pre-trial detention facility. The alleged scheme ran from 2020 to 2023 using sham farms and forged livestock contracts.

Key Facts

The suspect allegedly embezzled more than 238 million tenge in state agricultural subsidies between 2020 and 2023.
She was detained in Georgia in March 2026 and extradited to Kazakhstan at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office.
The scheme involved sham peasant farms registered to trusted individuals and forged contracts for purchasing pedigree cattle.
The suspect faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Since the start of 2026, Kazakhstan has extradited seven people from Georgia, five of them wanted for embezzlement.

Extradition from Georgia

Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General's Office, Financial Monitoring Agency, and Interior Ministry Interpol officers, with support from the Kazakh Embassy in Georgia, extradited the woman to face criminal charges for repeated large-scale fraud. She was detained in Georgia in March 2026 and extradited at the request of Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General's Office. The suspect is now held in a pre-trial detention facility. Since the beginning of the year, seven people have been extradited from Georgia to Kazakhstan, five of them wanted for embezzlement.

Alleged Fraud Scheme

According to investigators, the suspect organized a scheme from 2020 to 2023 to embezzle budget funds allocated for state support of agricultural producers. She used peasant farms registered in the names of trusted individuals, forged contracts for purchasing pedigree cattle, and other false documents. On the basis of these documents, she illegally obtained preferential loans and state subsidies. The damage to the state and other victims exceeded 238 million tenge.

Legal Consequences

The suspect faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property for the alleged crimes. Earlier, the Financial Monitoring Agency's Almaty department, in coordination with prosecutors and the Interpol National Central Bureau, returned from Turkey the head of a structural unit of 'The Finiko', who had been on the international wanted list since 2022.