In Dnipropetrovsk, a pre-trial investigation in the case of a 37-year-old resident was completed, who, under the guise of a lawyer on military law, cheated at least eight people. Investigators of the Samara District Police Department have already sent an indictment to court.
According to the investigation, the woman issued herself for a professional lawyer who specializes in the issues of servicemen. She promised legal support to the soldiers and members of their families in cases concerning the Tax Code, military units, medical institutions, as well as allegedly assisted with documentary procedures.
Having received the trust of the victims, the woman took large sums of them - according to preliminary information, a total of 3.5 million hryvnias. After receiving the money, she stopped any connection and disappeared.
The fraudulent scheme was exposed by UBSU staff in the Dnipropetrovsk region together with the police under the procedural guidance of the Samara District Prosecutor's Office. During the search at the suspect's house, law enforcement officers seized mobile phones, bank cards and seven-cards that can be evidence in the case.
The woman was reported suspicion of a particularly large fraud. She faces 5 to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Currently, the suspect is under 24 -hour house arrest.
