Logan City Police arrested Ukrainian Nationals Damir Ovsiannikov, 18, and Liubomyr Prokopchuk, 27, Wednesday for allegedly scamming a Logan resident out of about $300,000.
According to a press release, the 78-year-old man contacted police believing he was being scammed by someone claiming to be a federal agent. The individual reportedly told the Logan man that to “clear a case” and to protect his money, he needed to provide funds in the form of gold coins to a currier.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the man had already provided approximately $300,000 worth of gold coins to the couriers on two separate occasions and had ordered approximately $700,000 more to give to them.
Working with the resident, police reportedly formed a plan to arrest the couriers when they came to pick up additional money.
The operation was successful, resulting in officers arresting Prokopchuk and Ovsiannikov.
Prokopchuk and Ovsiannikov are both being charged with money laundering and communications fraud, second-degree felonies, as well as criminal conspiracy, a third-degree felony.
According to the press release, Logan City Police Department is working with the federal law enforcement agency Homeland Security Investigations on the case.
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