Law enforcement officers exposed a group of people who, by creating fake accounts in social networks, illegally appropriated more than 2.5 million hryvnias intended to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Criminals used photos of documents of active military personnel for fraudulent activities. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
As reported, three persons were notified of suspicion of fraud and legalization of proceeds obtained through crime (parts 3, 4 of article 190, part 2 of article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the suspects created dozens of fake accounts in several popular social networks. Using photos of the documents of active Ukrainian military personnel, they published announcements about collecting funds allegedly for the needs of the Armed Forces. Instead, the men used the funds received for their own needs.
It was established that the suspects embezzled more than UAH 2.5 million in donations to the defense forces of Ukraine.
During searches of their places of residence and registration in Cherkasy and Kyiv regions, law enforcement officers seized mobile phones, bank cards, computer equipment and other material evidence.
Currently, all the persons involved in the crime, the injured citizens and the total amount of damages are being established.
