Illegally received from the budget of UAH 25 million in VAT refund — investigators of the National Police reported suspicion to members of a criminal group
To official documents, attackers entered fictitious data about employees who have disabilities and who are directly involved in production activities. According to them, they illegally received from the budget a refund of value added tax.
The criminal scheme for the reimbursement of value added tax was exposed, the organizer and the persons involved in its operation were established by the investigative department of the investigation of corruption crimes of the Main Investigation Department and the operatives of the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine. As the police established, the activities of the group were organized by a lawyer, his accomplices were two heads of enterprises of the organization of disabled people of the Kiev region and another person entrusted to him.
According to the developed plan, the attackers used one of the capital's enterprises of organizations for the disabled. In order to obtain VAT refund, the defendants forged documents, indicating false information about the presence in the staff register of this enterprise in the number of employees in the number of employees in the number of persons with disabilities and who are directly involved in production activities. In the future, in order to obtain an order on the use of the privilege, such documents were submitted to the Kyiv City State Administration.
As a result of the criminal activities of intruders during 2019-2020, under this scheme, they illegally received a refund of value added tax in the total amount of more than UAH 25 million. And so they hurt the budget for this amount.
On the basis of the evidence received, the investigators informed the four defendants of the suspicion of a criminal offense committed by them under Part 5 of Art. 191 (appropriation, embezzlement of property or possession of it by abuse of official position committed by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Police also conducted searches of the places of residence and in the office premises of the suspects. Currently, the issue of choosing for all suspects a precautionary measure in the form of detention is being resolved. Law enforcement officers carry out measures to establish all persons involved in the seizure of budget funds.
The sanction of the article provides for punishment — imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of up to three years and with confiscation of property. Procedural guidance in criminal proceedings is carried out by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Department of Communications of the National Police
(based on the materials of the Main Investigation Department)
