Fictitious illnesses for $8,000: Doctor in Odesa region promised removal from military records

A doctor at one of the multidisciplinary hospitals in Odesa region is suspected of demanding $8,000 to arrange a fake disability status and remove a man from the military register. The case was reported by the Main Directorate of the National Police in Odesa region. According to od.npu.gov.ua.

According to investigators, the doctor promised to prepare documents with fabricated diagnoses and use his influence over officials whose decisions were required to secure the arrangement.

Law enforcement officers documented several payments. The man paid for:

• arranging fake inpatient treatment, which the doctor promised to organize;
• X-rays showing false signs of disease;
• test results for tests the man had never actually taken.

The doctor was detained. He was notified that he is suspected of receiving an unlawful benefit in exchange for influencing officials’ decisions.

The court ordered the suspect held in custody, with the option of posting bail of nearly 1 million hryvnias. Law enforcement officers are continuing the pre-trial investigation.

Previously, we reported:

• Fake injuries to get removed from the military register: scheme under investigation in Kyiv
• “An ambulance for draft dodgers”: medics in Cherkasy region sold fake treatment
• “Treatment” for $6,000: fraud involving forged certificates for military-age men uncovered in Mykolaiv
• A fake diagnosis for 2,000: how a railway worker tried to deceive the military medical commission
• Money instead of conscience: how a doctor helped people evade military service