Two criminals were exposed in the capital who demanded $500,000 for "help" in obtaining a management position at one of the state-owned enterprises of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv police reported.
According to the investigation, the suspects assured the potential candidate that they had influence over the leadership of the NAAS of Ukraine and could help him get appointed to a high position. They demanded half a million US dollars for their "services."
During the meeting with the victim, the fraudsters promised a quick resolution to the issue after receiving the money. Law enforcement officers detained the suspects just as they were transferring the funds.
As reported by Mykola Gabinet, head of the investigative department of the Shevchenkivskyi Police Department, sufficient evidence has been collected to bring the case to justice, and the case materials have already been sent to court.
The perpetrators are charged with fraud committed on a large scale. They face up to five years in prison.
