SBU exposes network of clandestine printing houses forging documents
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Nine members of criminal organization producing fake documents for EU legalization detained
This was reported by the press services of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
The criminal organization operated in Kyiv, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy and Dnipro regions. The clandestine printing houses were set up in rented apartments and the defendants' own homes in Kharkiv and Mukachevo.
The defendants offered their clients forged documents for "legalization" in foreign countries, in particular in the European Union. The cost of the "services" ranged from $300 to $1500, depending on the type and number of forgeries. The criminals made up to fifty orders per day.
Law enforcement officers found that the criminals installed special computer equipment and printers for printing on plastic cards using holographic film. They offered the finished products in specially created social media channels and sent them to customers via postal services.
For the purpose of secrecy, the suspects used fake personal data and forged documents for themselves when sending orders. Currently, all detainees have been served a notice of suspicion under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 Art. 255; Part 4 Art. 28, Part 3 Art. 199; Part 4 Art. 28, Part 3 Art. 358. One of the organizers, who is hiding abroad, was served a notice of suspicion in absentia under the same articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
On May 16, the Security Service of Ukraine reported that it had exposed another scheme to evade mobilization and illegal departure abroad of men of military age and detained dealers who sold "consular" certificates for escape.
