Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Odesa region have completed a pre-trial investigation into an organized criminal group that opposed legal economic activity and seized real estate of foreign companies in Odesa and Kyiv. The property worth UAH 29 million has already been returned to the owner.

During the pre-trial investigation detectives established that in almost a year and a half the criminal group appropriated 4 apartments in Odesa, a plot of land and a house in the capital which belonged to foreign companies.

For this purpose the members of the OZH established a scheme of illegal re-registration of real estate for its further sale. With the help of "black" realtors they created fictitious companies. Using forged seals of non-residents, authorities and notaries of foreign jurisdictions, real estate was added to the authorized capital of the mentioned companies. In the future it was reissued concluding purchase and sale agreements and other transactions. The total amount of damages is UAH 41 million.

The property worth UAH 29 million has already been returned to one of the affected foreign companies - detectives have initiated the cancellation of the registration of the alienation of the ownership of a land plot and a house in the capital.

The organizer and 3 members of the criminal group were notified of the suspicion of committing criminal offenses provided for in Part 2 of Art. 205-1, Part 3 of Art. 206-2, part 3 of Art. 209, part 3, 4 of Art. 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Two persons were remanded in custody, two others were placed on bail. The indictment against 4 persons has been sent to the court.

The pre-trial investigation was carried out by the TD of the ESBU in Odesa region under the operational support of the Office of Strategic Investigations in the Odesa region of the SSU of the National Police of Ukraine. Procedural management - Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office.