In Dnipropetrovsk, an organized group led by a lawyer is facing trial for attempting to fraudulently acquire nearly 6 million UAH from an agricultural business using forged documents.

They are charged with organizing a completed attempt at fraud committed on a particularly large scale, official forgery as part of an organized group, and abuse of power by a person providing public services, resulting in severe consequences (part 3 of Article 15, part 5 of Article 190, part 3 of Article 28, parts 3 and 4 of Article 358, part 2 of Article 28, part 2 of Article 15, part 3 of Article 365-2, part 2 of Article 400-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The investigation revealed that the organizer – the director of a law firm – devised a fraudulent scheme to seize funds from an agricultural enterprise. To achieve this, he enlisted the help of a subordinate lawyer, an arbitration judge, and a trusted person.

The accused implemented their criminal plan over a span of 3 years. By using forged documents, including two surety agreements and a decision from the arbitration court, they made the director of the agricultural firm a guarantor. In this way, they attempted to coerce the victim into repaying a fictitious debt amounting to nearly 6 million UAH.

However, law enforcement agencies intervened and prevented them from completing their criminal intent.

During sanctioned searches at the residences, office spaces, and vehicles of the accused, law enforcement confiscated documentation, rough notes, computers, and mobile phones.

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