A group of fraudsters in Kyiv seized 50% of the charter capital of a private company by forging documents regarding the dismissal of one of the co-founders.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Scheme of Illegal Alienation of Company Shares
As a result of an investigation by the Bureau of Economic Security, it was established that a group of individuals conspired with the director and one of the co-owners of the enterprise. They implemented a scheme whereby the share of another founder was illegally transferred to the accomplice. To do this, the perpetrators created forged documents that allegedly confirmed the voluntary resignation of their colleague from the company. In reality, the victim did not sign any applications or other official papers.
It was revealed during the pre-trial investigation that a conflict had arisen between the founders related to financial abuses. This became the reason for organizing a criminal scheme, through which the co-owner lost their share in the company.
Losses and Actions of Law Enforcement
As a result of the fraudulent actions, the ownership share was transferred to another co-founder, who gained full control over the enterprise. The estimated value of the damages was nearly 40 million hryvnias.
“Within the framework of the mentioned criminal proceedings, four individuals have been notified of suspicion of illegal appropriation of the company’s property, committed as part of a criminal organized group through document forgery.”
To ensure the criminal proceedings, law enforcement officials have seized all movable and immovable property of the suspects, as well as funds totaling over 30 million hryvnias.