In Lviv, fraud in nightclubs worth over three million hryvnias was discovered: details of the case
This was reported by the Lviv region police.
According to the pre-trial investigation, the victims were 3 men aged 36, 37, and 40. Their bank cards were fraudulently debited.
In particular, over 400 thousand hryvnias were stolen from a 36-year-old man, over 2.3 million hryvnias from a 37-year-old man, and 367 thousand hryvnias were debited from the card of a 40-year-old man.
Based on these facts, law enforcement officers opened criminal proceedings under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Part 4 of Article 185 – theft;
- Parts 3 and 5 of Article 190 – fraud.
The maximum penalty provided for by the sanctions of the relevant articles is up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
On October 16, investigators and operatives of Lviv District Police Department No. 1, employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Lviv Region Police, with the forceful support of special forces, conducted 17 authorized searches.
Searches were conducted in 3 night entertainment establishments in Lviv, 4 cars, as well as at the residences of persons associated with the establishments where the crimes were committed.
During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized computers and other digital equipment, documentation, draft records, and other evidence that may indicate the involvement of the defendants in illegal activities.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. Police are identifying individuals involved in the thefts and fraud.
We will remind you that law enforcement officers uncovered a fraudulent scheme in Kryvyi Rih , in which the perpetrators took possession of 600 thousand euros, offering the investor to invest in supposedly profitable projects of a metallurgical enterprise.
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