A Bill of Indictment Against a Fraudulent Member of Organized Criminal Group
A bill of indictment has been sent to court against a person who, as a member of an organized criminal group, fraudulently appropriated citizens’ funds and crossed the state border.
Fraudulent Activities
During pre-trial investigation, it was found that the organizer, who had a previous conviction for mercenary crimes, contacted randomly selected mobile phone numbers, pretending to be their relatives or acquaintances. He obtained loans under the pretext of difficult life circumstances. Victims, without verifying the information, immediately provided money to the details provided by the fraudsters.
Criminal Scheme
The organizer recruited two individuals into his group: one opened bank accounts for money transfers, the other kept the funds and bought new SIM cards to transfer them to the organizer in places of detention. In total, citizens were deceived of over 170,000 hryvnias.
Legal Consequences
Realizing the consequences, the accused crossed the Ukrainian border before the preventive measure was chosen. The investigators of the Cherkasy Regional Police conducted a special pre-trial investigation. Based on these facts, the accused faces punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of eight to twelve years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, as well as asset confiscation.
