PA Woman, Ex-Cop Faked Her Death In Ukraine: Reports

PENNSYLVANIA — A Pennsylvania woman and former police officer in-training faked her own death in Ukraine in order to get the insurance money, according to multiple media reports and court documents.

Oksana Olkesandrivna Brown, 47, had previously made false charges that a state trooper had sexually assaulted her during an arrest, according to the York Dispatch.

Back in Sept. 2019, Brown took out a $750,000 life insurance policy before flying from Washington D.C. to Istanbul, Turkey, reports state.

The York Daily Record first reported she then got a connecting flight to Ukraine. In late October, court documents show that her hubsand told the U.S. Department of State she had died from being poisoned by an unknown substance.

Brown's husband and son went through the insurance claim process over the ensuing months, authorities said.

Brown was arrested when, very much alive, she landed at JFK in New York in 2020, reports state. An investigation ensued, and charges of insurance fraud and related counts were filed in late April.

Brown was arrested at her home, police said.