In the Kyiv region, attempts to profit from individuals eager to expedite their driving license acquisition have been discovered. Local residents were offering to process necessary documents for practical exams in exchange for money. Law enforcement has already issued suspicions against the perpetrators.
According to information obtained by investigators from the capital's police along with operatives from the Internal Security Department, a 40-year-old man, the director of a driving school in Kyiv, decided to establish an illegal "business" catering to aspiring drivers. He specifically recruited accomplices and assigned roles among them.
One of the participants handled the search for "clients," advertising services near Kyiv's service centers. After discussing details with the "customers," he would collect payments and distribute the money among the scheme's participants. Personal data of the "client" was then passed on to his accomplice, who directly processed documents for purported driving training and internal examination.
Using the organizer's personal key, the accomplice accessed the database and entered false information about the "clients'" completion of mandatory practical training at the driving school. This resulted in the formation of a certificate required for exam eligibility at the service center, which was then sent via messengers.
The perpetrators charged 8,000 hryvnias for this operation.
Law enforcement conducted authorized searches at the suspects' workplaces and residences, seizing seals, stamps, document templates, flash drives with digital signatures, cash, and other evidence of illegal activities.
Depending on their roles, investigators have already announced suspicions against the participants under several articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code, which could lead to up to 15 years of imprisonment.
The case is being overseen by the Podil District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv.