The Basic Prosecution in Peja, General Department, has filed an indictment against 10 individuals — A.O., G.N., A.Sh., H.R., M.K., P.A., E.B., A.J., R.B., and F.H. — for organizing pyramid schemes and illegal gambling, and an indictment against F.M. for unauthorized ownership, control, or possession of weapons, KosovaPress reports.
According to the indictment, the state prosecutor describes the incriminating actions related to the criminal offenses attributed to the 11 defendants.
Investigative actions revealed that the defendant A.O., on August 17, 2025, around 02:00, in his establishment “Te Katamt” in Isniq, Deçan, organized pyramid-scheme activities involving illegal gambling in the form of games of chance.The nine other defendants were arrested by the police as they attempted to flee the room where they were gambling. Police found gambling cards on the table and significant amounts of money, totaling 17,578 euros among all defendants, which were seized. Meanwhile, the defendant F.M. is accused of possessing a firearm on the night in question.
With these actions, there is well-grounded suspicion that the defendants fulfilled the elements of the respective criminal offenses. Upon filing the indictment, the case prosecutor proposed that the court find the defendants guilty and sentence them in accordance with the law.
