7.4.2009
The Security service of Ukraine has stopped activity of the organized criminal grouping in Donechchyna
Employees of Security service of Ukraine exposed and stopped activity of the international criminal grouping, which members were engaged in manufacturing and distribution of pornographic materials through the Internet, recruitments and by attraction of the female citizens of Ukraine as “the live goods”.
On February 25, this year, the Security service of Ukraine has detained leaders and over 20 active participants of this criminal organization simultaneously in Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk and Donetsk cities. Activity of 3 porno studios, where during a search 33 computers, 14 video cameras are withdrawn, is stopped. It is revealed that the founder of the criminal organization is the former citizen of Donetsk, and nowadays - the citizen of the USA. He was detained at the international airport “Boryspil”.
It is revealed that about 130 persons have been involved into illegal activity for 7 years of the grouping existence. Profit on criminal business made from 80 up to 100 thousand US dollars a month.
The Security service of Ukraine raised criminal case according to signs of the crime stipulated by part 3 article 301 (import, manufacturing, selling and distribution of pornographic subjects in structure of the criminal organization) and part 1 article 255 (creation of the criminal organization) of the Criminal code of Ukraine.
Organizers of criminal business are taken under the guard. Inquest is in the process.