Prosecutors of the Drohobych District Prosecutor’s Office sent to court an indictment against a 26-year-old local resident on the fact of fraud (Part 1, 2 Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation established that the accused, under the guise of selling car engines, illegally seized the money of two men.
To do this, he placed an advert on one of the sales platforms and agreed with the buyers to pay a deposit. In this way, he received UAH 11,000 from one victim. The other buyer paid UAH 1,400. In addition to the deposit, the latter later paid the full amount for the engine – UAH 67,900.
The defendant received the money, but did not send the goods.
The total amount of money seized by the defendant is over UAH 80 thousand.
The pre-trial investigation was carried out by investigators of the Investigation Department of the Drohobych District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv region.
Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person shall be presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved in accordance with the law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
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