In the Dnipropetrovsk region, law enforcement officers have uncovered a criminal scheme to "resolve the issue" of the Military Medical Commission (MMC) for 15,000 US dollars. Three individuals have been notified of suspicion, including the director and a volunteer of a charitable foundation. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Details
According to the investigation, the criminal scheme was uncovered in Kryvyi Rih. The director and a volunteer of the foundation received an unlawful benefit for influencing MMC officials to have a serviceman, who had gone AWOL (absent without leave), declared unfit for further service due to health reasons.
The total amount for the "services" was 15,000 dollars: of this, 7,000 dollars was transferred as an advance to a crypto wallet, and the remaining money was transferred after the documents were processed. However, the crypto wallet was already under the control of law enforcement agencies at that time, the Office of the Prosecutor General stated.
As investigators noted, a neurosurgeon who was also involved in the criminal scheme issued a consultative report with false data about the state of health without an actual examination of the serviceman.
At the same time, this same doctor is a suspect in another criminal proceeding related to the production of fictitious medical documents. This involves creating artificial grounds for disability — currently, this doctor is in custody.
During searches, law enforcement officers discovered and seized phones, rough notes, medical documents, and over 3,000 euros in cash. Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Toyota C-HR, and Kia Sorento vehicles were also seized.
The detainees were notified of suspicion under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Art. 358 (Forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, sale or use of forged documents, seals, stamps);
- Art. 369-2 (Abuse of influence).
The sanction of the articles provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment from two to eight years.
Recall
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers detained a man who, posing as a major general and head of internal security of a public organization, promised a serviceman passage through the Military Medical Commission (MMC) and removal from the military register for 15,000 US dollars.