An indictment has been filed in Lviv against a fraudulent lawyer who, under the guise of assistance, embezzled money from the families of deceased and missing servicemen. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this.
The perpetrator gained the trust of a legal advisor from one of the military units, through whom he was presented to the families as a “lawyer” capable of quickly arranging payments and resolving other problems. In reality, he exploited the women’s grief to enrich himself.
One of his victims was a widow of a military man from Lviv region, who was left alone with four children and a serious diagnosis. The fraudster convinced her that without "arrangements in Kyiv" she would not receive assistance from the state. For his "services" he demanded 30% of the amount, as well as 25 thousand UAH per month. In addition, he forced the woman to issue a bank card in his name, from which he withdrew about 800 thousand UAH.
Another victim was a woman whose husband went missing in Luhansk Oblast. The lawyer assured her that he could organize a search even in the occupied territories and in the Russian Federation. For this, he received 460,000 UAH from her, after which he simply disappeared, changing his phone number.
In total, the fraudster caused the victims more than UAH 1 million in damage and tried to seize another UAH 1.15 million.
He is accused of fraud on a particularly large scale (Part 4 of Article 190, Part 2 of Article 15, Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). If proven guilty in court, the lawyer could receive up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
SBI employees emphasize: the man was detained after another attempt to obtain money. Now the court will have the final say.
