Under the procedural guidance of the Chernihiv District Prosecutor's Office, a suspect has been reported for the organizer and 4 participants of an organized criminal group for fraud, the use of forged documents, and the legalization of property obtained through criminal means (Part 4 of Article 190, Part 4 of Article 358, Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

From April 2017 to February 2022, the men, using knowingly forged documents, appropriated apartments that had not been properly registered as inheritance. They posed as children and close relatives of the deceased, who allegedly had the right to inherit by law.

To simplify the document registration process, the suspects involved two private notaries in the criminal group, who were aware of the forgeries, notarized them, and carried out the state registration of property rights.

The organizer and two of the perpetrators were exposed in June 2025, with suspicions reported for fraud, the use of forged documents, and the legalization of property committed by a group of individuals in conspiracy.

In October, they were again notified of suspicions of committing crimes as part of an organized criminal group.

Currently, the organizer is in custody. The issue of choosing preventive measures for the other group members is being resolved.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police in the Chernihiv region with operational support from the Criminal Investigation Department in the Chernihiv region of the National Police of Ukraine.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.