In Yalta, employees exposed a fraudulent scheme of attempting to acquire rights to someone else's property

Based on materials collected by employees of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Yalta, it was established that a 51-year-old former employee of the city Administration developed a criminal plan aimed at acquiring ownership of apartments through dummies with their subsequent sale. The real estate was located in a house under construction on the Yalta coast, which was not on the city’s balance sheet. In the process of implementing the plan, the ex-official collected the necessary documents, found accomplices-perpetrators, and also financed criminal activities. The organized group he created was engaged in forging agreements for the shared participation of third parties in the construction of an apartment building for their further use in registering ownership of apartments.,” noted the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea.

As a result of operational measures, police officers managed to suppress the fact of fraud and prevent the procedure for acquiring ownership of someone else’s property in the amount of 9 apartments, the market value of which, according to preliminary data, is more than 50 million rubles, which will be accurately determined based on the results of an expert assessment.

Authorized searches were carried out at the place of residence of those involved in the criminal case, as a result of which samples of documents, forged sales contracts, mobile phones and laptops containing correspondence exposing conspiracy and criminal activity were seized.

Yalta police officers detained the 51-year-old organizer of the fraudulent scheme at the Kerch traffic police post while trying to hide from the preliminary investigation authorities. The court chose a preventive measure for the man in the form of detention.

The day before, one of his accomplices was also detained and is under recognizance not to leave.

Investigative actions aimed at identifying all participants in the criminal conspiracy are currently ongoing.

source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea