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Fraud of 200 thousand, treason and million-dollar schemes: legal news digest as of 22 October 2026
▪️ In Ternopil region a woman gave a pseudo-banker more than 200 thousand UAH
A resident of the Pidvolochysk community transferred over 200 thousand UAH to a scammer after believing she was speaking with a bank employee. The police are establishing the circumstances of the crime.
▪️ SBU detained a serviceman who targeted missiles at his unit’s positions
The serviceman is suspected of providing the FSB with coordinates of Ukrainian positions for missile strikes. Counterintelligence uncovered his cooperation with the enemy.
▪️ Policemen are suspected of kidnapping $68 thousand
According to the investigation, three law enforcement officers threatened a resident of Nikopol with a weapon and forced him to hand over $51 thousand, and forced his mother to transfer another $17 thousand.
▪️ A female lawyer promised to remove someone from the wanted list and arrange a booking for $14,5 thousand
In Kyiv a lawyer is suspected of extorting $4 thousand for removing someone from the Territorial Recruitment Center’s wanted list and $10,5 thousand for arranging a booking through employment. Law enforcement detained her while receiving part of the funds.
▪️ In Kirovohrad region a mother is suspected of violence against her four-year-old son
The woman is charged with sexual violence against a child and creating child pornography. The boy was removed from the family and placed under the care of relatives.
▪️ A scheme to embezzle 2,6 million UAH under the “eRecovery” program exposed
Law enforcement reported uncovering a suspected scheme for illegally seizing funds from the state compensation program for damaged housing. The amount of alleged losses identified in the material is 2,6 million UAH.
▪️ Business received 1,2 billion UAH in loans backed by state guarantees
In September entrepreneurs received loans totaling 1,2 billion UAH under the state guarantee program. The mechanism is intended to ease small and medium businesses’ access to financing.
▪️ In Rivne region three drug dealers were sentenced for distributing psychotropic substances
Three members of a drug group were sentenced to 7 and 8 years’ imprisonment for distributing psychotropic substances. The value of the drugs at black market prices exceeded 6 million UAH.
▪️ In Lviv region a case on embezzlement at wastewater treatment facilities was closed
The court closed proceedings regarding the suspected embezzlement of budget funds during the reconstruction of wastewater treatment facilities. The basis was the expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution.
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