A racketeer was detained in Cherkasy who took a Tesla car from an entrepreneur and demanded UAH 1.5 million
Kyiv • UNN
Law enforcement officers detained a man who extorted UAH 1.5 million in non-existent debt from the owner of a transportation company. The offender was caught while receiving a part of the “debt” in the amount of USD 20 thousand.
A racketeer who extorted UAH 1.5 million in non-existent debt from an entrepreneur was detained in Cherkasy. This was reported by the Prosecutor General's Office, UNN reports.
Details
In Cherkasy, a local resident was served a notice of suspicion on the facts of extortion and illegal seizure of a vehicle, combined with the threat of violence (Part 4 Art. 189, Part 3 Art. 289 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). He is currently in custody without the right to be released on bail.
According to the investigation, the suspect, threatening physical violence, demanded UAH 1.5 million in non-existent debt from the co-owner of a passenger transportation company. He acted in the interests of the victim's business partner, to whom the latter allegedly owed this amount of money.
He forced the entrepreneur to write a receipt for the transfer of a Tesla car, the keys to the vehicle, and a registration certificate as collateral and a guarantee of the money transfer
Law enforcement officers detained the suspect in one of the regional center's establishments while he was transferring a part of the "debt" in the amount of USD 20 thousand.
Recall
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