Arrests in Kyiv recruitment office after over 1,000 men issued exemptions
Source: Prosecutor’s General Office
Kyiv law enforcement uncovered a massive bribery shceme involving employees of the Holosiivsky Recruitment and Social Support Center. These insiders allegedly helped over a thousand military-aged men in Ukraine’s capital to avoid conscription, raking in millions along the way.
The plot was simple: recruitment officials asked for up to $8,500 to help avoid mobilization through temporary exemption certificates.
Investigation revealed that these recruitment officials would pocket the money in two installments, with the final $4,000 handed over after the “job” was done.
The scheme, though, didn’t last. Authorities caught the conspirators red-handed during a sting operation, seizing the second installment of the bribe.
Law enforcement conducted over 40 simultaneous raids, seizing a jaw-dropping $1.2 million in cash, 45,000 euros, mobile phones, handwritten records, official stamps and military records. They also seized 11 luxury cars, each worth over $100,000.
Among those arrested were three Kyiv recruitment office employees, the former head of the military medical commission, and two civilians involved in the scheme.
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