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Ukraine to prosecute fraudsters who robbed fallen soldiers

A group of scammers from Dnipro stole money from the bank accounts of fallen servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The criminals managed to appropriate 1.5 million hryvnias before law enforcement officers noticed them.

This was reported by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.

The scammers were in collusion with an employee of the forensic medical examination bureau. They stole SIM cards and mobile phones of deceased Ukrainian servicemen from the morgue.

Among the suspects is an IT specialist. In particular, he changed passwords and gained full access to the bank accounts of the deceased servicemen.

After that, the attackers withdrew cash from the cards, issued loans to the deceased, and transferred money to their own accounts.

In addition, they stole personal belongings from the deceased, which were then sold online.

20 victims are already known, and the amount of damage caused is over 1.5 million hryvnias. This criminal scheme operated from 2023 to 2024.

In total, the criminal group included five men aged 27 to 42. Among them — an employee of the forensic examination bureau, an IT specialist, and a repeat offender who already has a criminal record. Now all of them have been arrested.

The case has been referred to court. The accused are charged with theft, fraud, and unauthorized interference with the operation of information (automated) systems (Part 3 of Article 28, Part 5 of Article 185, Part 5 of Article 190, Part 5 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 5 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). They face up to eight years in prison.

Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116

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