Prosecutors of the Attorney General's office exposed a large -scale scheme of appropriation of property in Kiev with the participation of the former People's Deputy of Ukraine VII -VIII convocations. According to the Law and Business, with reference to OGP, an organized criminal group in 2021 illegally took possession of real estate in the Solomenskiy district of the capital, causing losses for over UAH 21 million.
According to the investigation, the scam was planned in advance. The former deputy involved in the scheme controlled companies, lawyers, lawyers and director of the company. The defendants offered the victim an agreement to transfer part of the building. The funds were received, but nothing was transferred. Moreover, the whole building was later rewritten to a non-resident company, which became a key element of the fraudulent scheme.
Law enforcement officers conducted sanctioned searches at the places of residence of the suspects. Correspondence phones were removed, which confirms the conspiracy and agreed actions to appropriation and further re -registration of real estate.
Prosecutors reported to the persons suspected of several articles of the Criminal Code, in particular in the seizure of property, legalization of income, official forgery. It's about articles:
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Part 3 of Art. 27, Part 5 of Art. 191 (appropriation of property),
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Part 3 of Art. 27, Part 3 of Art. 28, Part 2 of Art. 366 (service forgery),
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Part 3 of Art. 27, Part 3 of Art. 209 (income laundering).
Currently, the petition for the election of a preventive measure is being prepared, including the possible detention.
The investigation is ongoing.