{"id":8849,"date":"2026-11-10T22:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/2026\/11\/10\/the-same-signature-under-different-last-names-a-man-claiming-to-have-many-children-was-caught-at-the-uzhhorod-border-crossing-with-forged-documents\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T22:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:02:41","slug":"the-same-signature-under-different-last-names-a-man-claiming-to-have-many-children-was-caught-at-the-uzhhorod-border-crossing-with-forged-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/2026\/11\/10\/the-same-signature-under-different-last-names-a-man-claiming-to-have-many-children-was-caught-at-the-uzhhorod-border-crossing-with-forged-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"The same signature under different last names: a man claiming to have \u201cmany children\u201d was caught at the \u201cUzhhorod\u201d border crossing with forged documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A 41-year-old man attempted to travel to Slovakia using forged documents in his children\u2019s names. Border guards from the Chop Detachment noticed that forms from various departments of the Civil Registry Office were signed by the same hand, and the head of the institution turned out to be fictitious.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the \u201cUzhhorod\u2013Vyshne Nemetske\u201d international border crossing, inspectors from the Chop Border Guard Detachment thwarted an attempt to illegally cross the state border while martial law was in effect. A 41-year-old Ukrainian citizen attempted to leave the country by posing as a father of many children using crudely forged documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine officially reported this latest failed scheme at the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Failed Scheme: Forms Were Issued by \u201cImpostors\u201d Posing as Officials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To confirm his status as a person raising three or more minor children and thus eligible to travel abroad, the traveler presented three birth certificates at passport control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a thorough examination of the documents using specialized optical and forensic equipment, border guards determined that only one certificate was genuine, while the other two contained glaring inconsistencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Matching dates across different agencies:<\/strong> the certificates were supposedly issued by completely different regional civil registry offices (DRACS), yet were all dated to the exact same calendar day;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identical signature:<\/strong> beneath the columns listing the surnames of completely different officials was an absolutely identical, handwritten signature;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fictitious head<\/strong> of the agency<strong>:<\/strong> One of the certificates listed as the head of the registration agency a person who had never held that position and does not work in the justice system at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criminal Liability and Referral to the Police<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the fraud was uncovered, border guards denied the pseudo-father of many children the right to cross the state border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the use of forged documents, an official report regarding the discovery of evidence of a criminal offense under <strong>Part 4 of Article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine<\/strong> (use of a knowingly forged document) was sent to the National Police unit in Zakarpattia Oblast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The penalty under this article provides for a fine, six months\u2019 arrest, or restriction of liberty for up to two years. The offender was handed over to the investigative and operational team to carry out the necessary procedural actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dpsu.gov.ua\/uk\/zahidne-regionalne-upravlinnya\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dpsu.gov.ua\/uk\/zahidne-regionalne-upravlinnya\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (Chop Border Guard Detachment).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 41-year-old man attempted to travel to Slovakia using forged documents in his children\u2019s names. 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