Posing as a lawyer and promising quick resolution of legal issues, the fraudster is taken to court

2026-01-23 10:30:59 / AKTUALITET ALFA PRESS

Posing as a lawyer and promising quick resolution of legal issues, the fraudster

The Fier Prosecutor's Office has completed the investigation and sent to trial a suspect who fraudulently posed as a lawyer and acted as a guarantor for citizens to quickly resolve legal issues. Official sources have revealed that the suspect is a citizen with the initials KK, who is accused of the criminal offense of 'Fraud' committed more than once and 'Hiding income'.

PROSECUTOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT
The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has completed the investigations and is sending for trial the citizen KK for the criminal offense of 'Fraud' committed more than once and 'Hiding income' provided for in Article 143, paragraph 2 and 180, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. At the end of the investigations on criminal proceedings no. 768 of 2025, registered on the basis of the report of several citizens and the broadcast in the investigative media where concerns were raised that the defendant KK, presenting herself as a lawyer, had managed to obtain monetary values ​​through fraud, it was evidenced that the defendant, who for a long period of time has presented herself as a lawyer, has benefited from monetary amounts from several citizens, promising them the resolution of various legal, administrative and judicial issues, including property legalizations, pension procedures, property issues, representation in civil court proceedings, etc.

The verifications carried out show that these services were not provided, although the monetary values ​​were received from the defendant. The payments were made in various forms, including cash deliveries, financial transfers and payments declared as down payments or procedural expenses. In some episodes, the victims were assured by the defendant that the procedures were ongoing and that the cases would be concluded within the specified deadlines, while subsequently communication with her was interrupted and no concrete result was given. In other cases, it turns out that false information was provided on the existence of judicial processes or administrative applications, which, after verification with the relevant institutions, did not result from having been made by her. 8 citizens, mainly citizens of Lushnja and Fier, were identified as having been deceived by the defendant in this proceeding.

The investigation also revealed that the defendant has carried out actions that appear to be legal representation at a time when she did not have active status for practicing the profession of lawyer, and has benefited from this activity without declaring them to the tax authorities. From the administered data, it results that for several years she has exercised actual economic activity, while appearing with passive status in the tax registers, not declaring the income received and avoiding the relevant tax obligations.
In addition, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Fier, expresses its full commitment to the investigation and bringing to legal responsibility the persons who commit criminal offenses that affect the property and economic rights of the injured parties.

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