Law enforcement officers exposed the spouses from Ternopil, which, according to the investigation, appropriated more than 3.8 million hryvnias raised from foreign investors. The man, together with US citizens, created two enterprises, and subsequently brought assets on false companies.
According to the Prosecutor's Office of Ternopil region, the events unfolded in 2019-2020. Ternopil founded two limited liability companies with investors from the United States, became a director and fully controlled the financial activity.
The first enterprise was engaged in the construction of an apartment building in the village of Velyka Berezovytsya near Ternopil. The sale of apartments brought more than 750 thousand hryvnias, but investors have never seen these funds - the director, according to the investigation, appropriated money.
Upon completion of construction, the suspect switched to a new business - production of toilet paper. For this purpose, non -residential premises and a land plot in the village of Yarkchivtsi were purchased, as well as the necessary equipment. All this property worth UAH 3.1 million was subsequently illegally re -registered into a newly formed firm.
According to investigators, the wife of the suspect took an active part in the equipment. It helped legalize the illegally obtained property through the conclusion of fictitious mortgage contracts. The woman issued a loan of 700 thousand hryvnias, under which she laid stolen real estate.
Both of the defendants have now been reported suspicion. The man is suspected of seizing another's property in a particularly large amount (Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code). His wife - under the same article, as well as on the legalization of property obtained by crime (Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code). Articles' sanctions include up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The assets of the suspects, estimated at more than UAH 15 million, were arrested. The factory and equipment was transferred to the ARMA management to the court decision.
