Fraud for millions: the case of developer Wojciechowski was sent to court
30 June 18:59
A Kyiv developer who defrauded investors of more than 40 residential complexes will be tried in Ukraine. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to information on the website of the National Police of Ukraine.
Law enforcement officers have completed a pre-trial investigation into one of the most high-profile construction frauds in Kyiv. A well-known developer who organized a large-scale scam with dozens of real estate properties in the capital will be put on trial. Police officers do not name the defendant in the high-profile case. However, Ukrainian media report that it is Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky.
According to the investigation, the businessman has been implementing large-scale construction projects for a long time without appropriate permits and with numerous violations of building codes. In many cases, the construction of facilities took place without any official documentation, which endangered both investors and future residents.
Fraud scheme: fictitious companies and misuse of funds
To disguise his illegal activities, the developer created an extensive network of controlled companies through which he raised funds from citizens. Investors’ money was not used for construction, but for other purposes, in particular, it was withdrawn through related companies or cashed out. As a result, thousands of people who bought apartments in new buildings did not receive title deeds and were left homeless.
The police report that the total amount of damage caused to investors reaches tens of millions of hryvnias. Among the victims are both individuals and law firms that invested in projects with the expectation of profit or housing for employees.
Two arrests, flight abroad, and extradition from Spain
The suspect was detained twice during the investigation. The court imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention, but provided an alternative in the form of cash bail. After paying the bail, the developer was released and soon left Ukraine despite the ban and was hiding abroad.
He was put on the international wanted list, and thanks to the cooperation of Ukrainian law enforcement with partners from the European Union, the suspect’s whereabouts were established. It turned out that the man lived in Spain. In March 2025, he was extradited to Ukraine for criminal prosecution.
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As of today, the National Police investigators have announced the completion of the pre-trial investigation. The case file has already been submitted to the court.
The defendant is charged with several serious articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, including
- fraud on a large scale
- falsification of documents;
- misappropriation and embezzlement of property.
Under current law, if Wojciechowski’s guilt is proven, he faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The National Police say that this case has become one of the largest in the construction sector in recent years. They urged Ukrainians to carefully check the documents for real estate, as well as to carefully study the reputation of developers before entering into any contracts.
Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky: what you need to know about the founder of the “construction empire” in Ukraine
Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky is a Ukrainian businessman from Zaporizhzhia region who has become one of the most high-profile developers in Kyiv. His first projects appeared back in 1996 in Sumy and Dnipro.
His group of companies started with a simple parking lot, which according to the documentation is located on Larysa Rudenko Street. A building was built on the parking lot, in which apartments were later sold through the issuance and sale of securities.
In 2004, Wojciechowski presented Ukoinvestgroup.
According to the investigation, Wojciechowski’s business empire included more than 60 companies that sold about 42 residential complexes in Kyiv without the necessary permits, often on squatted land. The most famous projects – Elegant (Zhylianska), Pearl of Troyeshchyna, Sovski Ponds, Mega-City, and Naukova – turned into long-term construction projects with huge delays in connecting utilities and questionable ownership.
According to the NPU, more than 10,000 investors were defrauded, losing tens of millions of hryvnias in total. The scheme consisted of cross-financing: money from the new residential complex was invested in the previous ones, which caused a collapse effect with the increasing rate of investor consumption.
In July 2016, criminal proceedings were initiated against Wojciechowski under Art. 212 (tax evasion) and Art. 190.191 of the Criminal Code (fraud, falsification of documents, organized group). The businessman was detained twice and released on bail of UAH 14 million and UAH 20 million. After the first charges, he fled abroad, hiding in Poland. For some time, Wojciechowski lived in Russia and later moved to Europe.
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