Arben Meskuti
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Legal status
On trial
on-trial
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Profile
Enforcement agent and sole partner of Final sh.p.k., one of the two microcredit companies whose licences the Bank of Albania revoked in May 2024. Arrested in May 2024 (search summary). SPAK sent him to trial with 15 other persons and 4 companies in July 2025.
Response from Arben Meskuti
No defence statement found in opened sources.
Related cases
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From Jul 2020
Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial
Investigators and courts describe a network of non-bank microcredit companies (Micro Credit Albania sh.p.k., Final sh.p.k.) and private enforcement offices that bought bad loans from second-tier…
Status: Trial referral (SPAK closed investigation; case sent to court, 23 Jul 2025, per Shqiptarja). Court not named in the article. No verdict found. Governor-related…
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Connections
Open the map →Sole partner of Final sh.p.k.
Evidence: Shqiptarja (24 May 2024) describes Meskuti as sole partner of Final sh.p.k.
Timeline
Government
Ministry of Justice complaint that starts the enforcement-firm file (per Shqiptarja)
Shqiptarja (13 Jun 2024) says the case began with a Ministry of Justice complaint in February 2020. The article does not give the filing body or case number in detail.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Arben Meskuti · Elda Ibro
Police
Arben Meskuti arrested in the microcredit case (search summary)
A2 News (search summary only, page returned 403 on fetch) reports Meskuti was arrested in May 2024. A later summary (Feb 2025) says the Special Court rejected his request for release. Charges per that summary: fraud with serious consequences, forgery, structured criminal group.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Arben Meskuti
Court
Tirana Court keeps security measures for nine persons (five in prison, four house arrest)
Per Shqiptarja (24 May 2024): charges of theft and abuse of office; names include Aldo Daka, Albert Gega, Edmond Mato, Arben Meskuti (sole partner of FINAL sh.p.k.), Alban Kote (in absentia), Jorsida Dervishi, Alketa Tanushi, Kejda Seferi, Elda Ibro (administrator of Micro Credit Albania). The article reports 3,999 bad loans worth about 7.3 million euro taken from a second-tier bank; about 17,000 people affected. The article body says all nine measures were kept, while the URL slug says 8 of 9; the body text is used here.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Arben Meskuti · Elda Ibro · Alban Kote
Court
Special Court rejects request for release of Arben Meskuti (search summary)
A2 News summary (page not opened). Date from the search summary.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Arben Meskuti
SPAK
SPAK closes investigation and sends 16 persons and 4 companies to trial
Per Shqiptarja (23 Jul 2025, 11:39, updated 12:50): charges include aggravated fraud, document forgery, structured criminal group and criminal acts by an organised group. Companies: Micro Credit Albania sh.p.k., ADCA sh.p.k., Final sh.p.k., Zyra e Përmbarimit Privat TDR Group. Named heads: Arben Meskuti and Elda Ibro. Olsi Ibro is named by prosecutors as a leader but died in July 2024. The article does not name the court, gives no case number and does not mention Sejko or the Bank of Albania. The a2 News summary of July 2025 (search result only) says the Tirana Prosecutor's Office assessed that the Bank and its governor could be held responsible for delayed or inadequate measures; not confirmed in an opened source.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Arben Meskuti · Elda Ibro · Olsi Ibro · Alban Kote
Sources for this record
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Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 23 Jul 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 24 May 2024