“Law enforcement officers exposed a group of persons who, under the guise of military personnel, embezzled 2.5 million hryvnias of donations for the Armed Forces.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
Under the procedural guidance of the prosecutors of the General Prosecutor’s Office, three persons were notified of the suspicion of fraud and the legalization of proceeds obtained by crime (Part 3, 4 of Article 190, Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the suspects created dozens of fake accounts in several popular social networks. Using photos of the documents of active Ukrainian military personnel, they published announcements about collecting funds allegedly for the needs of the Armed Forces. Instead, the men used the funds received for their own needs.
At this time, it has been established that the suspects embezzled over 2.5 million hryvnias from donations to the defense forces of Ukraine.
Mobile phones, bank cards, computer equipment and other material evidence were seized during searches of their places of residence and registration in Cherkasy and Kyiv regions.
Read also: An official of the KMDA and accomplices were exposed in embezzlement of more than ₴6 million for the purchase of spare parts for “fast” Currently, all the persons involved in the crime, the injured citizens and the total amount of damages are being established.
As reported by Ukrinform, employees of the National Police of Ukraine exposed 27 members of a criminal organization who illegally appropriated 90 million hryvnias from bank depositors.