KIEV, Ukraine -- A San Tan citing privacy concerns. Valley man and former write- "We've heard lots of stories in candidate for Arizona of Americans using Ukrainian governor who ended up dating services and hoping to homeless in Ukraine says he find their future wives," is flying back to Phoenix said U.S. Embassy spokesman next week after being Jim Wolf. entangled in an online dating It was unclear why Dolego did scam. not immediately seek help San Tan man in dating quest from the U.S. Embassy in found on Ukraine street Ukraine, which offers loans Cary Dolego, 53, ended up on and other support to the streets of a western destitute Americans abroad to Ukrainian city after a dating help them return home. scam. He came in search of a Anastasia Beridze, a social Ukrainian bride but ran out worker whose charity spotted of money. He said Thursday he Dolego, suggested he was will return to the Valley seeking unusual experiences. thanks to a loan from the U.S. "It was a fun adventure for Embassy. him," Beridze said. "He likes Social workers in Chernivtsi this lifestyle, but now it's last week found Dolego among over and he is returning to the homeless -- hungry, America." unkempt and suffering from Dolego said he plans to live pneumonia. with one of his three adult Dolego, who ran for governor children back in Arizona and last year, sold his house and find a job, but eventually belongings in Arizona to fund would like to return to his trip to Ukraine. He says Ukraine, a country he fell in he had been planning to meet love with. and settle with a Chernivtsi "The people in the Ukraine woman he had met online, but are the most hospitable you'd she never showed up. ever want to meet," Dolego The woman, Yulia, eventually said, speaking from the showed up, but claimed Chernivtsi hospital where he someone had hacked into her was being treated for account and had been pneumonia. "I need a special exchanging e-mails with lady, a Ukrainian lady so Dolego on her behalf. She that we can start a life refused to give her last name, together."
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