🏎 In the Lviv region, an entrepreneur was convicted for attempting to import a BMW X5 under the guise of humanitarian ai...

🏎 In the Lviv region, an entrepreneur was convicted for attempting to import a BMW X5 under the guise of humanitarian aid

The Mostyska District Court of Lviv region 9 September 2026 issued a verdict in a case concerning fraud involving financial resources and providing knowingly false information to customs authorities.

This was reported by the Telegram channel "Sudom po skhemakh" with reference to case No. 448/225/26.

📋 Scheme and circumstances of the case

In the summer of 2024 the accused — a native of Drohobych, registered as a sole proprietor, Dobyanskyi Yurii Mykhailovych — was approached by an unidentified person asking him to purchase and deliver a BMW X5 (manufactured in 2007) with right‑hand drive to Ukraine. The client stated that they did not plan to register the car and intended to disassemble it for parts.

To earn extra money and avoid paying customs duties, the entrepreneur decided to declare the vehicle as humanitarian aid:

• Purchase: In the fall of 2024 the car was bought abroad and delivered to Przemyśl (Poland).

• Misinformation: The accused forwarded to the carrier (who was unaware of the illegal intent) an electronic declaration stating that the SUV was bound for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the address of the charitable organization "Charitable Foundation 'DAYMON'".

• Border crossing: On 4 October 2024 the vehicle was brought into the customs territory of Ukraine through the "Shehyni – Medyka" crossing point using knowingly false documents.

⚖️ Plea agreement and court decision

In March 2026 a plea agreement was concluded between a prosecutor from the Economic Security Bureau of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office and the accused, Dobyanskyi Yurii Mykhailovych. The court took into account his sincere remorse and active assistance in solving the crime.

The court ruled:

• To find him guilty under part 1 of art. 222 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud involving financial resources / providing knowingly false information to authorities to obtain tax benefits).

• To impose a fine in the amount of 17 000 UAH (1000 non‑taxable minimums).

• To deprive him of the right to engage in activities related to the movement of goods (including humanitarian aid) into the customs territory of Ukraine for a period of 2 years.

• To recover procedural costs for conducting the forensic examination in the amount of 5 348,40 UAH.