A large-scale production of forged documents has been liquidated in the Kyiv region - there are 15 suspects, and 31 searches have been conducted, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on social media on Wednesday, UNN writes.
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"Passport, diploma, driver's license, certificate, or notary document. For the participants of this scheme, this was not a list of state documents, but a commodity. A widespread network for the manufacture and sale of forged documents with holographic security elements operated in the Kyiv region. It consisted of at least 15 people," Kravchenko stated.
According to the Prosecutor General, the scheme operated like a real enterprise. "Some looked for clients, others manufactured the forgeries, and others were responsible for delivery and payments. Orders were accepted in person, through intermediaries, and remotely. Finished documents were handed over by mail or hand-to-hand," he reported.
As Kravchenko noted, the problem is much broader than a forged piece of paper or a plastic card. "Such documents open the door to other crimes: illegal border crossing, fraud, legalization of other people's personal data, evasion of responsibility, and manipulation of state registers," he pointed out.
"During 31 searches in the Kyiv and Chernivtsi regions, forged documents, holographic elements, seals of state institutions, computer equipment, and other evidence of illegal activity were seized. Currently, six participants of the scheme have been detained. Under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, 15 people have already been notified of suspicion," Kravchenko noted.
According to him, the investigation is ongoing. "We are identifying all those involved and the distribution channels for the forged documents. We continue to work," Kravchenko emphasized.