Court in Kyiv arrests pensioner for attempting to sell a position in the Prosecutor General's Office: details of the fraud.

A court in Kyiv examined the case of a pensioner suspected of attempting to sell a position in the Office of the Prosecutor General. According to the investigation, the man demanded 25,000 euros from a woman for an appointment to a leadership position in one of the departments. He was arrested by law enforcement immediately after receiving part of the payment in cryptocurrency.

This was reported by the Unified State Register of Court Decisions.

Details of the case

On July 21, 2025, the suspect convinced the woman during a phone conversation that he had personal connections with the top officials of the Office of the Prosecutor General. He assured her that he could help her obtain any desired position if she transferred 10,000 US dollars in advance and provided her resume.

The woman contacted the police and continued to communicate with him under law enforcement's supervision. She stated that she wanted to be employed in the Department of International Cooperation of the Office of the Prosecutor General. After reviewing her resume, the suspect supposedly offered her the position of deputy head of the department for 25,000 euros, of which 15,000 had to be transferred before the appointment, and 10,000 after.

The man sent her the number of a cryptocurrency wallet and explained that immediately after receiving part of the payment, another person would contact her to agree on further actions. He promised that an appointment order would be issued within three weeks, and reiterated his focus on 'solving the issue' with the highest leadership of the Prosecutor General's Office.

Court ruling

On July 30, under the supervision of law enforcement, the woman transferred 15,000 euros in equivalent to the indicated cryptocurrency wallet. Minutes later, law enforcement arrested the suspect in a café in the city of Dnipro.

It was established that the man is retired and officially unemployed. The Holosiivskyi District Court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention. At the same time, the court determined an alternative – the provision of bail in the amount of 1 million 211 thousand hryvnias.

We remind that cases of fraud are again being recorded in Ukraine, where citizens receive SMS allegedly from 'Ukrpost' asking to confirm the delivery address. In fact, recipients are directed to a fraudulent website where criminals can access their personal data.

Earlier, we also reported that in the Ternopil region, a man was exposed who was gathering funds under the guise of collecting for the treatment of injured servicemen. As it turned out, he was using the money for his own benefit. The Kremenets District Court found him guilty and issued an appropriate verdict on July 10.

A case was reviewed in Kyiv where a pensioner tried to sell a position in the Office of the Prosecutor General to a woman for 25,000 euros. The man was arrested after receiving part of the payment in cryptocurrency. The court decided to keep the suspect in custody, establishing an alternative – the provision of bail exceeding 1 million hryvnias. The defendant is retired and officially unemployed.