Planning and organization of fraud investigation in the field of housing and communal services

The article analyzes the modern investigative and judicial practice of investigating frauds committed in the field of housing and communal services. The features characterizing the process of investigating criminal cases of this category, the collection of evidence, the organization of the preliminary investigation and the interaction of the investigator with operational units are revealed. It is concluded that in the organization of the investigation, it is possible to conditionally distinguish targeting and planning as a block of mental activity and actions to create an investigation structure. According to the author, this block of the organization is the forming beginning of the investigation. The investigation of this category of criminal cases largely depends on the method of committing fraud, and therefore there are certain features at any stage of the investigation of such crimes. It is noted that one of the important factors in the investigation of fraud in this area is the duration of the investigation process, which negatively affects compliance with the requirements of a reasonable time. The author notes that the effectiveness of the investigation of frauds committed in the field of housing and communal services depends on such subsystems as operational investigative activities and the use of special knowledge. The reasons and conditions contributing to the acquittal in a criminal case have been studied, as well as measures for their resolution and proposals for the exclusion of typical errors have been developed. Special attention is paid to summarizing information on the positive experience of organizing departmental and interdepartmental cooperation, the practice of providing compensation for damage, including the seizure of property of third parties obtained as a result of crimes in the field of housing and communal services. The author has developed organizational proposals to optimize the activities of the preliminary investigation bodies to investigate frauds committed in the field of housing and communal services.