Fraud lawsuit against Ebru Şallı's husband Uğur Akkuş!

A lawsuit has been filed against 4 defendants, including businessman Uğur Akkuş, the husband of Ebru Şallı, seeking prison sentences ranging from 4 years and 6 months to 15 years each for "qualified fraud," on allegations that they defrauded two individuals of 500 thousand dollars under the guise of cryptocurrency trading.

The indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office stated that the complainants, Ömer A. and Anvar M., who are business partners, are involved in foreign trade.

The indictment explains that the complainants wanted to purchase cryptocurrency with 500 thousand dollars belonging to their company and contacted the defendant Abdullah Alkreish, who acts as an intermediary for a commission. It was stated that this defendant introduced the complainants to defendant Uğur Akkuş, and that they met with Akkuş at his office in a shopping mall in Şişli on May 30.

The indictment noted that defendant Akkuş and the complainants agreed on the purchase of cryptocurrency in exchange for 500 thousand dollars, and that Akkuş initially transferred 2 thousand 500 dollars worth of cryptocurrency to complainant Anvar M.'s account to establish trust.

The indictment states that defendant Akkuş told the complainants that the entire amount needed to be deposited into his account to ensure the continuation of the cryptocurrency flow, thereby convincing them, and that the complainants handed over 497 thousand 500 dollars to Akkuş in cash.

The indictment emphasizes that Akkuş left the workplace telling the complainants, "I will come back after depositing the money at the bank." It was noted that the complainants waited there for hours, but became suspicious when no one arrived and the cryptocurrency was not deposited into their accounts, leading them to file a complaint on the grounds that they had been defrauded.

The indictment states that defendant Akkuş told his assistants, defendants Ercan Eşkin and Feyza Betül Köksal, to take the money he received from the complainants and deliver it to the bank, and that the defendants obtained unfair gain by failing to provide any cryptocurrency transfer.

The indictment requests that defendants Uğur Akkuş, Abdullah Alkreish, Ercan Eşkin, and Feyza Betül Köksal be sentenced to 4 years and 6 months to 15 years in prison each for the crime of "qualified fraud committed by persons who are merchants or company managers or who act on behalf of a company during their commercial activities."

TRAVEL BAN IMPOSED ON DEFENDANT

After the indictment was accepted by the Istanbul High Criminal Court, the lawyer for defendant Abdullah Alkreish submitted a petition requesting the implementation of a judicial control measure in the form of a "travel ban," stating that his client's family, whose residence permits had been canceled, were in a removal center and could be deported.

The court, which held a hearing to evaluate this request, issued a judicial control decision in the form of a "travel ban" for defendant Abdullah Alkreish.

UĞUR AKKUŞ WAS DETAINED IN JUNE

Uğur Akkuş was detained at Istanbul Airport in June following a complaint filed against him within the scope of this case, and was released after complainant Ömer A. stated that his damages had been covered and withdrew his complaint.

News Source: AA