The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a fraudster in Odesa region who posed as a current employee of the special services and "sold positions". This was reported by the SBU press service, UNN reports .
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It is noted that the defendant introduced himself as a counterintelligence officer and offered fake employment in one of the regional departments of the Ukrainian special service for money.
However, after receiving money from the "candidate," the fraudster would cut off contact with him and disappear in search of a new victim.
SBU officers documented the criminal actions of the offender and detained him while he was receiving money from the Ukrainian military. According to the investigation, the fraudster promised the man to "positively resolve the issue" of his transfer to the SBU military service.
The investigation revealed that the suspect was a citizen of a neighboring European country who specialized in fraudulent schemes in the financial sector.
The investigation revealed that the offender had previously been detained by the National Police for stealing bank funds, and one of Kyiv's district courts is already considering an indictment against him on several counts,
Based on the SBU materials, the detainee was served a notice of suspicion under Part 2 Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud committed repeatedly). The investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime. The offender faces up to 3 years in prison.
Recall
As UNN previously reported, a border guard posing as an SBU officer and promising to "arrange" for a man to avoid mobilization was detained in Chernivtsi .