Provided "support for a person with a disability" by entering into marriage: Lviv region exposes fraudster
Kyiv • UNN
In the Lviv region, a woman with a disability was detained who offered to marry men of military age for $10,000 and then illegally smuggled them across the border as escorts for a person with a disability.
In Lviv region, law enforcement officers detained a woman who organized illegal transfer services for men of military age. Using her disability group, the suspect offered to marry her "clients" for $10000, UNN reports, citing the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region.
A woman with a disability group offered to marry her "clients" for $10000
Later, the pseudo-groom was supposed to cross the border as an escort for a person with a disability.
The organizer of the illegal scheme was detained by law enforcement officers after she held a part of the cash tranche.
The police investigators served the suspect a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 3 of Art. 332 (Illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for a term of seven to nine years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years with confiscation of property.
Recall
During the martial law period, Ukrainian border guards exposed more than 380 organizers who promise people "help" in illegal border crossing in exchange for money. Most cases of illegal border crossing are recorded at the borders with Moldova and Romania.
