600 thousand for fake ”treatment”: ex-law enforcement officer defrauded a military man from Kremenchuk
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation together with the internal security of the National Police have uncovered a fraudulent scheme in Kremenchuk. A former law enforcement officer and his acquaintance fraudulently took possession of the money of a military man who was looking for treatment options.
According to the investigation materials, the military man had serious health problems and planned to obtain the status of limitedly fit for service. In the process of seeking help, he was advised to contact a law enforcement officer acquaintance who allegedly could provide the necessary contacts in the medical field.
Taking advantage of the trust, the former police officer announced the “cost of services” – 20 thousand US dollars, and convinced the victim to make an advance payment. As a result, the military man handed him about 12 thousand dollars.
Soon another person joined the criminal scheme – the godfather of the former law enforcement officer. She assured that she was able to organize hospitalization and issue all the necessary documents for treatment. For her “services” the woman received an additional about 3 thousand dollars.
The investigation established that the accomplice repeatedly arranged meetings near the hospital, but always came up with various reasons for their cancellation, while promising the military that the documents were already being prepared and the treatment was supposedly ongoing.
Over time, the woman completely disappeared from sight, and her accomplice refused to return the funds received.
At the moment, the former law enforcement officer and his accomplice are suspected of fraud on a particularly large scale in accordance with Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to 8 years. The procedural management of the case is carried out by the Poltava Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
