Law enforcement officers detained a man in Kyiv who posed as an NABU employee and defrauded an entrepreneur of USD 280,000. The Office of the Prosecutor General reports this, according to UNN.
Details
The investigation established that the suspect learned about tax inspections involving the entrepreneur and his wife, who are individual entrepreneurs. He introduced himself as an NABU employee, although in fact he was not one, and claimed to have connections with officials from the State Tax Service, NABU, the Economic Security Bureau and the judicial authorities. He also promised to help with the inspections.
It is also reported that the suspect received USD 280,000 from the entrepreneur between September 2025 and March 2026. But then, "to finally resolve the matter," he began demanding another USD 200 000. On September 25, the suspect was detained.
He was served with a notice of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 190 and Part 2 of Article 15 and Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — fraud on an especially large scale and an completed attempt to repeatedly seize another person's property by deception on an especially large scale.
The court imposed detention as a preventive measure, with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of UAH 998,000. At the same time, the prosecution requested bail of UAH 11 million.
To remind you
In Ternopil region, two employees of the Main Directorate of the State Tax Service in the region are suspected of extorting bribes from entrepreneurs.