Photo: Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office
Funds from the Deposit Guarantee Fund for Individuals were stolen in the amount of about UAH 11 million, which were in the account of one of the private notaries in Kyiv and were supposed to be transferred to clients of bankrupt banks.
In Kyiv, 13 members of a criminal organization will be tried for fraudulently withdrawing 11 million hryvnia from the accounts of the Deposit Guarantee Fund. The press service of the Kiev City Prosecutor's Office reported this on Monday, April 29.
It is reported that members of the criminal organization were exposed and detained in the summer of 2023, and now the case has already been brought to court.
“They worked in the territory of Kyiv and the Dnepropetrovsk region. Using phishing, that is, using malicious software, gaining access to the login and password for a bank account, they withdrew all the money from it,” the prosecutor’s office explains.
Participants in the criminal group in this scheme embezzled funds from the Deposit Guarantee Fund in the amount of about 11 million UAH, which were in the account of one of the private notaries in Kyiv and were to be transferred to clients of bankrupt banks.
During the searches, it turned out that the scammers also grow hemp and sell cannabis.
The article's sanctions provide for punishment of up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
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