Ukrainian Fraudster Hit with £290k Confiscation Order
Oleksandr Sukhoviy, 43, a Ukrainian national, has been slapped with a massive £289,992 confiscation order by Kingston Crown Court on Monday, 14 November. This follows a National Crime Agency (NCA) probe into an elaborate forgery racket.
Time’s Ticking: Pay Up or Jail Longer
Sukhoviy has just three months to cough up the cash. Fail to pay, and he faces an extra three years behind bars — and still owes the money.
Mastermind Behind Fake Docs Fraud
The fraudster was jailed for six years back in March 2019 after admitting to conspiring to supply false documents. He initially denied the charges but changed his plea days before the trial. He was arrested at his Slough home in October 2018.
The arrest was part of a crackdown on a massive fake document factory in Stratford, East London, run by another Ukrainian, Sergiy Mykhaylov. The factory churned out tens of thousands of bogus IDs, passports, and construction credentials using high-tech printers and computers.
- Over 3,000 finished identity documents seized
- 3,500 passport-style photos recovered
- 300 fake Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards
- 40,000 blank cards and £15,000 cash confiscated
Financial Web of Deceit Uncovered
Sukhoviy was a key distributor for Mykhaylov’s network. Officers found £11,000 in various currencies at his home. He also used fake names to open bank accounts, with phone records proving connections to multiple third-party accounts. Some accounts were funded by cash and linked to building firms thought to be laundering fraudulent payments.
The confiscation order covers UK and Spanish properties, a Rolex watch, bank account funds, and cash seized at arrest.
Mark McCormack, NCA Branch Commander, said: “The most serious criminals and crime groups use false documents to travel and operate undetected, so the NCA continues to target those responsible for creating and supplying them.
This investigation shows our determination to use all tools at our disposal to deny criminals their profits and protect the people of the UK.
Sukhoviy will now have to come up with this money or face the prospect of spending longer in prison.”
