In Kyiv lyceums, a scheme of fictitious employment for deferments for $10,000 was exposed

Law enforcement officers exposed a network of fictitious employment of persons liable for military service in private lyceums in Kyiv. According to the investigation, men were registered for teaching positions so that they could receive a deferment from mobilization.

The scheme, as reported on August 13, covered four private lyceums. About 50 children studied there, while the staff included over 165 teachers. Approximately 150 employees were men of mobilization age.

For fictitious employment, they had to initially pay 10 thousand dollars to a crypto wallet. After receiving the funds, the administration issued personnel documents and a certificate of employment, which was submitted to the territorial center of recruitment and social support to obtain a deferment.

Subsequently, the men monthly transferred about 700 dollars to the educational institutions ostensibly to pay taxes and mandatory payments. Officially, they were also accrued salaries, but, according to the investigation, these funds had to be returned to the lyceums.

The police documented at least 20 cases of such employment. On paper, the men taught physics, mathematics, art, and technology, and some were listed as primary school teachers. In reality, they did not conduct lessons and hardly visited the educational institutions.

To simulate work, the men came to the lyceums approximately once every two months and filled out educational documents. Via Telegram, they were sent ready-made methodological materials that had to be uploaded to electronic educational platforms.

According to the investigation, the activities of the lyceums were coordinated by a co-founder of one of the institutions. Her son allegedly sought potential clients, while the heads of other lyceums registered men for teaching positions and issued the necessary documents.

On August 11, law enforcement officers conducted 53 searches in educational institutions, residences, and vehicles of those involved in Kyiv and the region. Money, documents, computer equipment, phones, seals, and rough notes were seized.

Five representatives of private lyceums were detained. In total, 25 persons received suspicion notices in the case. The investigation is ongoing, and the guilt of those involved must be established by the court.

According to materials from: National Police of Ukraine, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko