The capital has completed a pre-trial investigation into the case of fraudsters who tried to illegally seize the home of a deceased Kyiv woman. The case involves a three-room apartment in the Solomyanskyi district, the cost of which exceeds 2.7 million hryvnias.
According to police, after the death of a 51-year-old woman, her property was to pass to the community as a deceased estate. However, two criminals devised a scheme to circumvent the law. They recruited an acquaintance, used his personal details and produced a fake marriage certificate with the deceased. The document was dated 1998 and listed Russia as the place of marriage.
Using forged documents, the man registered ownership and then quickly sold the apartment. Thus, the community lost property that was supposed to become part of the city's housing stock.
Law enforcement officers detained the fraudsters immediately after the sale and purchase agreement. The indictment has now been sent to court, and the suspects are in custody.
This case once again demonstrates how widespread schemes involving sham marriages and fake documents remain in the real estate sector.
