Scheme for selling deferred taxes exposed in Lviv

Lviv exposes scheme to sell draft deferments for USD 1-3 thousand

Law enforcement officers blocked another corruption scheme involving the illegal issuance of deferrals from mobilisation in Lviv. According to the National Police, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor's Office, the «services» cost from 1,000 to 3,000 USD.

As part of the investigation, suspicions were received:

• employee of the district TCCs and JVs,

• former employee fiscal service,

• civilian, which was a co-organiser.

How the scheme worked

According to the investigation, the defendants «resolved the issue» of:

• production of military registration documents,

• design deferrals from mobilisation,

• passing through commissions to establish disability groups.

All this for a monetary reward in foreign currency.

Law enforcers documented that the criminals received 21,000 USD in unlawful benefit from «clients».

Progress of the investigation

Operatives of the National Police's SID, together with the SBI and the Prosecutor's Office, conducted covert investigations, during which the facts of the transfer of funds and agreements were recorded.

Based on the evidence collected, the organiser - a former employee of the fiscal service, an employee of one of the Lviv TCCs and a civilian - was charged with notified of suspicion.

The investigation is ongoing.