A police investigator from Kryvyi Rih suspected of misappropriating funds from deceased persons has been served with a notice of suspicion. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Investigators believe that he is involved in fraud, misappropriation of other people’s property, illegal interference with electronic systems and illegal handling of weapons (Part 4 of Article 190, Article 357, Part 1, 2 of Article 361, Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, during 2024, the law enforcement officer, using his official position, took away the phones, passports and bank cards of the deceased during visits to the crime scenes.
He used the bank cards to withdraw cash from ATMs and make payments in shops, and logged into banking apps on phones to access the pensioners’ savings. In some cases, the investigator even took out loans in the names of the deceased. In total, he seized over UAH 740 thousand.
During the searches of his home, the police found bank cards, mobile phones, passports of the deceased people, as well as ammunition of various calibres and three unregistered weapons.
Another case was reported in Kyiv, where a notary and his accomplices withdrew more than UAH 1 million from the accounts of deceased persons. They were also served with a notice of suspicion and now face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
