Filed by the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate against a 40-year-old citizen, for forgery after continuous use, computer fraud and violations of gaming legislation
The Directorate for the Prosecution of Electronic Crimes filed a case file against a 40-year-old citizen, who is accused of forgery after continuous use, computer fraud and violations of gaming legislation.
In particular, the Directorate for the Prosecution of Electronic Crime undertook the investigation of a case, as part of a preliminary examination, regarding a person who had published on the Internet a falsified public document of the Ministry of Finance and presented himself as an employee of this Ministry, while also claiming to represent two legitimate betting companies in our country, misleading them users of Internet.
The publication of this document on various websites was also accompanied by an offer of terrestrial gambling services on Aegean islands.
In the context of the thorough digital investigation conducted by officers of the Electronic Crime Investigation Division, as well as the analysis of the data and the resulting data, 40ron's involvement in the case was identified.
In a survey carried out in his home, in Agios Stefanos, Attica, the above-forged and falsified public document was found in printed and electronic form, as well as a number of identical documents, also counterfeited. An internal computer hard drive was also found and seized.
The police investigation, which is underway, revealed that 40 had been arrested in the past for gaming law violations.
Documents and the internal hard drive seized will be sent to forensic laboratories for further examination.
The file that has been filed will be submitted to the competent Prosecutor's Office.
