In the Lviv region, the head of a charitable foundation and his accomplice will be tried for embezzling donations intended for defenders.
Among the victims are Ukrainian servicemen and volunteers. The total amount of the damages amounts to over 2.1 million UAH. Cyber police of the Lviv region, together with investigators from district police department No. 2 of the regional National Police under the procedural guidance of the Frankivsk District Prosecutor’s Office of Lviv, exposed the head of one of the charitable foundations this summer for embezzling a portion of the funds he collected for the purchase and delivery of thermal imaging sights, quadcopters, as well as vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Later, law enforcement identified a second person involved in the fraudulent activities. The accomplice turned out to be a resident of Ternopil region. Notably, while committing new crimes, the perpetrator was already under house arrest by court decision in connection with a fraud case.
Currently, law enforcement officers have completed the pre-trial investigation and submitted indictments against the suspects to the court. The head of the charitable foundation and his accomplice face up to eight years in prison.