Kyiv exposes fraudsters who embezzled almost UAH 5 million under the guise of a charitable foundation for children
Kyiv • UNN
A group of fraudsters acting under the guise of a charitable foundation embezzled almost UAH 5 million, which were allegedly raised to help children, by deceiving citizens through call centers.
Kyiv law enforcement officers exposed a group of fraudsters who worked under the guise of a charitable foundation and embezzled almost 5 million hryvnias , which they were supposedly raising to help children. This was reported by UNN with reference to the press service of the National Police in Kyiv.
Details
The pseudo-philanthropists were exposed by the Cyber Police Department together with investigators of the Darnytsia Police Department in Kyiv.
It was established that the defendants in the case registered a charitable organization and, under the guise of a charitable foundation, cheated money to help children.
The fraudsters engaged hired persons to work in a call center, who made phone calls and convinced citizens to donate money to charity. In addition, the offenders posted false information about charitable projects on the Internet.
In this way, the criminals received about five million hryvnias as charitable contributions to the charitable organization's account, which they later transferred to controlled bank accounts and spent for their own needs.
Law enforcement officers conducted a series of searches in Kyiv and the region, during which they seized a number of material evidence confirming their illegal activities. At present, investigators of the Darnytsia Police Department, with the consent of the Darnytsia District Prosecutor's Office, have served the defendants with a notice of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - illegal use of charitable donations, by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, for the purpose of obtaining profit in a particularly large amount during martial law
It is noted that the suspects face up to seven years in prison with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and confiscation of property.
Recall
In Dnipropetrovs'k region , a pseudo-volunteer was exposed as having embezzled almost UAH 1 million of donations she allegedly collected for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.