Prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office sent an indictment to the court against the director of the construction company. He was charged with fraud (parts 2, 3, 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation established that the accused had developed and implemented a fraudulent scheme to seize funds in particularly large amounts.
The director of the construction company made a fictitious sale of property rights for 36 apartments. For this purpose, he concluded forged sales contracts with 39 victims, which indicated that the real estate would be built in the future within a specified time frame. A multi-storey building was supposed to be built in one of the villages of the Pustomyt district.
According to the contract, the victims paid in cash part or all of the cost of housing. The accused, in turn, provided a certificate of payment and undertook to transfer the funds to the company’s account. However, he did not do this, but disposed of them at his own discretion.
In this way, he took possession of funds in the total amount of almost UAH 23 million.
The man is currently in custody.
At the prosecutor’s request, 3 plots of land and the defendant’s car were seized.
The pre-trial investigation was carried out by investigators of the Main Department of the National Police in the Lviv Region.
Note: in accordance with Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven in a legal manner and established by a court verdict.
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