Under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General, a lawyer has been notified of suspicion of unlawfully acquiring someone else's property through deception, committed by a group of individuals in a particularly large amount, that is, committing a criminal offense as provided for in part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

According to the preliminary investigation, during June–July 2025, the suspect, acting intentionally and for selfish motives, organized a criminal scheme aimed at unlawfully acquiring funds from representatives of a business entity, which was undergoing a scheduled documentary field audit by tax authorities.

The investigation established that the lawyer, having received information about the progress of the tax audit, realizing that he had no real authority or ability to influence the decisions of the tax authority, exploited these circumstances for personal illegal enrichment.

The suspect provided the representatives of the enterprise with false information about allegedly identified violations of tax legislation during the audit amounting to about 1 billion UAH and convinced them of his ability to influence the officials of the tax authority to avoid significant tax reassessments to the state budget.

During the communication, he created the appearance of being knowledgeable about the audit process, referred to specific dates of the act's preparation, as well as to personal connections with employees of the tax service. However, the actual capabilities he claimed to have did not correspond to reality.

To implement his criminal intent, the lawyer involved an intermediary. On July 17, 2025, acting in collusion with an accomplice, the suspect fraudulently received funds from representatives of the business entity in the amount of 100,000 US dollars, which at the official exchange rate of the National Bank of Ukraine amounts to over 4.18 million UAH, for allegedly facilitating the decision of the tax authority officials to avoid tax reassessments during the audit, which was not true.

The received funds were transferred through an intermediary who acted under the instructions of the suspect.

Currently, a motion has been submitted to the court for the selection of a preventive measure for the suspect lawyer in the form of detention with an alternative bail of 40 million UAH.

His accomplice has also been notified of suspicion under part 5 of Article 27 and part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The prosecutor will request a preventive measure in the form of arrest with the possibility of bail – 4 million UAH.

The preliminary investigation is ongoing. All circumstances of the criminal offense and possible other involved persons are being established.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.