A few photos in Albanian state institutions and a CV as an employee of the Bank of Albania were enough for a 30-year-old woman to cheat and lie, benefiting about 600,000 euros, but the threats from one of her victims exposed her and she was consequently handcuffed by the Tirana police.
Milena Deraj no longer worked as an economist at the Bank of Albania, but nevertheless she convinced a businesswoman from Divjaka ti give her 230 thousand euros against the promise that she would convert it into convenient treasury bonds.
With the money received, the 30-year-old had bought apartments in Tepelena.
Deraj also came into contact with Hasan Veracak and his two sons, extorting them about 340 thousand euros with the promise that she would close the judicial process for a quadruple murder that happened in Velipoja in northern Albania.
On June 26, 2021, the conflict over the beach space between two hotel-owning families in Velipoja, the Ferracaks and the Gocajs, led to the murder of 4 people.
The victims of the event were the well-known businessman Kujtim Ferracaku, the two brothers Xhovani Gocaj and Edmond Gocaj and the hotel employee, 17-year-old Myzerim Zeneli.
When the promise was not kept, the Veracaku family threatened the 30-year-old with self-judgment, which brought their conflict in view of the police.
Milena Deraj was arrested on the charge of fraud involving large sums, while Hasan Verarracaku and his two sons were declared wanted.
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