They appropriated UAH 43 million during the purchase of goods for the needs of the Armed Forces: the investigators of the National Police reported the suspicion of a criminal group
The attackers transferred funds received from the state to the accounts of persons under their control, and then legalized them.
During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the director of the business entity concluded several agreements with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the purchase of military goods. In particular — protective ammunition, uniform clothing and shoes, as well as food kits.
However, most of the funds received by the defendant and his two accomplices were transferred to the accounts of individual entrepreneurs as payment for legal consulting services. To hide criminal actions, the attackers entered into official documents the excessive cost of the order for military goods. Under this scheme, within two months, the attackers appropriated 43 million hryvnias.
At the moment, the investigators of the CSU of the National Police announced suspicions to the director of the economic entity and two of his accomplices. The criminal group is incriminated for the commission of crimes provided for in Part 5 of Art. 191 (Appropriation, squandering of property or possession of it by abuse of official position), Part 3 of Art. 209 (Legalization (laundering) of income received by criminal means) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the articles provides for punishment in the form of 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 term of up to three years and with the confiscation of property.
In addition, the accounts and corporate rights of persons and enterprises involved in the criminal scheme were seized to compensate for the losses caused.
Currently, investigative and procedural actions are being carried out to document the facts of the commission of criminal offenses by the specified defendants during the execution of contracts concluded with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine totaling UAH 1.7 billion.
Operational support in criminal proceedings is carried out by employees of the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police under the procedural guidance of prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Department of Communications of the National Police of Ukraine
