A scheme to travel abroad for $20,000 was uncovered in Kharkiv: details of the detention

In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers neutralized an illegal scheme that ensured men’s travel abroad through fake employment in a state institution and registration of fictitious business trips.

The scheme was organized by a 55-year-old resident of the city. The facts were discovered by operatives of the 4th Border Detachment in cooperation with the Military Counterintelligence Department of the SBU and the National Police. The case is being handled by the Novobavarsk District Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the investigation, the man offered clients a range of services that included fictitious employment in the local administration, registration of “reservations” and organization of a business trip abroad. The criminal was detained while receiving 20 thousand US dollars for another operation that occurred during the transfer of funds.

During searches of his apartment and car, law enforcement officers seized cash, mobile phones and copies of documents of clients who were promised registration for work in a state institution.

The organizer has already been charged under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, including illegal smuggling of persons across the state border and abuse of influence. He faces up to nine years in prison with the possibility of confiscation of property.

The issue of choosing a preventive measure is currently being resolved, and investigators continue to identify other individuals who may have been involved in this scheme.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine emphasizes that work to identify and eliminate such channels is ongoing, and the organizers will be held accountable in accordance with current legislation.