Key Takeaways
- • The Narodychi District Court of Zhytomyr region sentenced a local woman to three years in prison for fraud over Chernobyl pension supplements, with the sentence suspended and a one-year probation period imposed.
- • The woman illegally received 161,414 hryvnias from the state budget between April 2023 and the end of 2024 by falsely claiming residence in the Chernobyl radioactive contamination zone.
- • The conviction followed a guilty plea and plea agreement with the prosecutor, and the defendant fully reimbursed the damages to the state.
- • The case was conducted under Part 3 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud), per case materials No. 284/513/26.
Summary
The Narodychi District Court of Zhytomyr region convicted an unemployed pensioner of fraud involving Chernobyl-related pension supplements, according to a report published by Sudovo-yurydychna gazeta (sud.ua). The court sentenced the woman to three years of imprisonment but released her from serving the sentence with probation, establishing a one-year probation period. During probation she must periodically report to the probation authority and notify it of any change of residence, employment, or study.
According to the case materials, the defendant, a native of the former Narodychi district, registered her residence in August 2022 at an address in a settlement within the radioactive contamination zone caused by the Chernobyl disaster. In fact, she lived at a different address outside that zone. After the Main Department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region denied her request for a pension supplement as an unemployed person living in the contamination area, she filed a lawsuit in October 2022 with the Zhytomyr District Administrative Court, providing false information that she lived in the unconditional (mandatory) resettlement zone.
The administrative court satisfied the claim and obliged the Pension Fund to calculate and pay a supplement equal to three subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons, as established by law on January 1 of the respective year. Between April 2023 and the end of 2024, the woman received a total of 161,414 hryvnias, including current payments and arrears for the earlier period.
During the hearing, the accused admitted her guilt and entered a plea agreement with the prosecutor. She also voluntarily and fully reimbursed the damages caused to the state. The court found her guilty under Part 3 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud) and imposed the suspended sentence described above.
According to the case materials, the defendant, a native of the former Narodychi district, registered her residence in August 2022 at an address in a settlement within the radioactive contamination zone caused by the Chernobyl disaster. In fact, she lived at a different address outside that zone. After the Main Department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Zhytomyr region denied her request for a pension supplement as an unemployed person living in the contamination area, she filed a lawsuit in October 2022 with the Zhytomyr District Administrative Court, providing false information that she lived in the unconditional (mandatory) resettlement zone.
The administrative court satisfied the claim and obliged the Pension Fund to calculate and pay a supplement equal to three subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons, as established by law on January 1 of the respective year. Between April 2023 and the end of 2024, the woman received a total of 161,414 hryvnias, including current payments and arrears for the earlier period.
During the hearing, the accused admitted her guilt and entered a plea agreement with the prosecutor. She also voluntarily and fully reimbursed the damages caused to the state. The court found her guilty under Part 3 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud) and imposed the suspended sentence described above.
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