The director of a travel agency and her accomplice were sentenced to 8 years and, respectively, 7 years in jail for swindle. The 56-year-old woman was put on the wanted list, IPN has learned from the Prosecutor General’s Office.

According to prosecutors, in 1999 – 2008 the culprits swindled eight persons out of over €23,000 and about US$8,000 on the pretext of providing them with work abroad. After taking the money, the culprits did nothing to help the people go abroad to work.

The two were also accused of illegally obtaining €2,400 from two persons on the pretext of legalizing entry visas for Romania and the Czech Republic for them. Another victim paid €880 to them for obtaining a passport of Bulgarian citizen.

In 2010, the court acquitted both. The prosecutors appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Justice, which sentenced the woman to 8 years, while her accomplice to 7 years behind bars. They were both banned from holding posts in the tourism sector for a period of five years.