In Lviv Oblast, fraudsters who embezzled benefits intended for the family of a fallen soldier were exposed
In the Lviv region, law enforcement officials uncovered a group of fraudsters who, according to the investigation, had stolen funds from the widow of a fallen Ukrainian soldier and attempted to defraud his mother and son.
The investigation established that after the soldier’s death on the Kursk front in October 2024, three of the widow’s acquaintances decided to take advantage of her fragile mental state to gain access to government benefits.
This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
One of the suspects helped the woman complete the paperwork to receive benefits and open a bank account, but installed the SIM card linked to online banking on his own phone. Subsequently, the accomplices also gained access to the widow’s bank card, effectively controlling the flow of funds.
Under the guise of helping her, they visited the woman, bought groceries, and handled household matters using the benefits the family received after the soldier’s death. They planned to subsequently take possession of a one-time government benefit of 15 million hryvnias.
However, they did not have time to carry out their plan—eight months after the husband’s death, his wife also died. After that, the accomplices attempted to defraud the soldier’s mother and son by fabricating debts and even forging receipts for alleged loans.
The scheme was uncovered during the investigation of another criminal case. The soldier’s mother and son received the lawful payments.
Three individuals have been notified of suspicion of attempted fraud on an especially large scale, committed by a group of persons under martial law. Two suspects have been taken into custody with the right to post bail, while another has been placed under house arrest.
It was also established that two of them had previously been involved in a case of illegal appropriation of an apartment in Lviv through document forgery.
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