Bank customers searched for almost 86 million hryvnias: National police detained the intruder
The 38-year-old from Kyiv, a former bank manager for working with VIP clients, lured funds from citizens, promising a high income, in return appropriated them.
After her dismissal from the bank, the woman decided to use the trust of ex-clients for her own benefit. And in order to avoid suspicion, the fraudster rented premises under a real bank branch and hid information about her dismissal. There, the woman asked ex-clients for money in debt at interest. She pledged to return the funds as soon as possible, and for persuasion she wrote a receipt. However, after receiving the money, she turned off the phone and disappeared.
It is now known that in this way the woman cheated almost 86 million hryvnias under the guise of a loan. Among the victims were employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so the Department of Internal Security of the National Police joined the case.
Internal security agents of the NPU and investigators of the Kiev police collected a solid evidence base of the defendant's illegal activities and declared her a suspicion under Part 4 of Art. 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Not wanting to be held responsible for what she had done, the woman decided to avoid court hearings and flee the investigation. However, the DVB workers established her whereabouts and detained her.
The court has already chosen a preventive measure for the suspect: detention with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of 30 million hryvnias.
An investigation is underway to identify other participants involved in the scam. In addition, internal security officers actively carry out operational measures to identify other episodes of criminal activity of the attacker.
Procedural management is carried out by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.
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