In Lviv region, the SBI detained a Deputy of the regional council and his accomplice, who were trying to extort money from an entrepreneur on Christmas Eve

25/12/2024

The employees of the SBI have detained the Deputy of the Lviv Regional Council, as well as his accomplice - the Deputy mayor of one of the territorial communities of the region. They were trying to deceive a local private entrepreneur and fraudulently took 1,2 million UAH from him.

The fraudsters promised the entrepreneur to help win a tender for construction work in the region, but he refused.

After the entrepreneur had independently won, the offenders decided to pretend that it was them who helped and in an intrusive form began to demand a part of the profit from the entrepreneur.

The SBI detained the Deputy of the regional council and the Deputy mayor of one of the territorial communities of the region while they were receiving 25 thousand USD and 190 thousand UAH.

They were served notifications of suspicion of fraud by a preliminary group of persons on an especially large scale (Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The sanction of the Article provides for imprisonment for up to twelve years with confiscation of property.

The issue of choosing preventive measures is being decided.

Procedural guidance is provided by the Office of the Prosecutor General.