Tax specialists exposed scheme of illegal seizure of funds of the Deposit Guarantee Fund of individuals

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 20 January 2021 at 11:06 Chapter: News

Tax specialists exposed legalization of funds received as a result of taking property possession of the Deposit Guarantee Fund of individuals and turning it in their favor and in favor of third parties.

Anti-money laundering department of Main Directorate of the STS in Kherson region, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city detected that group of individuals, acting by prior agreement, seized guaranteed amounts of citizens’ deposits by forging documents of residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and internally displaced individuals.  These actions resulted in material losses totaling 7.5 million UAH.

Criminal proceeding under Part 2 Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was registered in the Unified register of pre-trial investigations.

A court ruling arrested 1.8 million UAH on bank accounts.

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