In Lviv, a former deputy and his son sold "disability" status for travel abroad for 15 thousand dollars
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In Lviv, a former deputy and his son sold fictitious disability status for 15 thousand dollars. The suspects were detained while receiving a portion of the illegal benefit.
In Lviv, law enforcement officers exposed a former deputy of one of the village councils of the Zhovkva district and his son, who, according to the investigation, organized a scheme for issuing fictitious disabilities for conscripts to travel abroad. For their "services," they demanded 15,000 USD, and were detained after receiving part of the funds. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, according to UNN.
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A former deputy of one of the village councils of the Zhovkva district and his 46-year-old son, according to the investigation, organized a scheme to profit from a conscript who planned to go abroad.
The 66-year-old Lviv resident and his son offered the man two options:
• for 15,000 USD — processing medical documents to establish a Group III disability with the right to travel abroad;
• for 10,000 USD — illegal border crossing outside of official checkpoints.
The man chose the first option. After that, the father and son repeatedly met with him in public places near shopping centers, coordinated details, and gave instructions.
Subsequently, the amount increased: first, they demanded an additional 40,000 UAH for the preparation of documents, and later another 11,000 UAH for "inpatient treatment" without the patient's actual stay
To "convince" him, he was taken several times to a medical facility in the Lviv community, but he did not have contact with doctors — he waited in the car while the documents were being processed.
At the end of May, the suspects reported that the documents were almost ready and asked for payment. After receiving the first part, they were detained by law enforcement officers.
Under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office, both have been notified of suspicion of organizing and facilitating the illegal smuggling of persons across the state border of Ukraine, committed for profit by a group of persons (Part 3 of Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Investigative actions are ongoing, and other involved parties are being identified, particularly among the employees of the medical facility.