Large-scale abuses of the leadership of the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine — investigators of the National Police warned an attempt to export grain
Goods worth USD 7 million were tried to be exported from the customs territory of Ukraine to the address of a non-resident company, which is in debt to the state corporation for the previously delivered cargo. Currently, urgent investigative actions are being carried out in the sea port of Chernomorsk.
Recall: the illegal activities of officials of the State Food and Grain Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the State Food and Grain Corporation) and the criminal scheme of the investigators of the Main Investigation Department and operatives of the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine were exposed. During the investigation, it was established that the officials of the corporation carried out export operations of grain to controlled non-resident companies. At the same time, they underestimated the cost and did not make preliminary payment for the goods. Law enforcement officers exposed numerous facts of the implementation of the criminal scheme.
In particular, with the loan funds obtained under state guarantees, the officials of the state corporation purchased grain through fictitious enterprises and exported the goods at a price that was much lower than the market.
In particular, during January-May 2021, foreign economic contracts for grain export with foreign companies totaling more than $231 million were concluded between the DPRK. As of the end of July 2021, the receivables of the above-mentioned companies to the corporation, and accordingly the losses caused, amount to more than 57 million US dollars.
In August of this year, the investigators of the HSC reported the suspicion of the former Chairman of the Board of JSC “DPZKU”, as well as the beneficial owner of the company, which carried out the storage and transportation of grain crops, and the non-resident company in favor of which their supply was carried out. The actions of the defendants are qualified under Part 5 of Art. 191 (embezzlement of someone else's property by abuse by an official of his official position, committed in particularly large quantities) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Today, September 7, the police warned the loading by sea and the export from the customs territory of Ukraine of grain crops to the address of a non-resident company, which has a debt of USD 7 million for the previously delivered cargo. Currently, urgent investigative actions are being carried out in the sea port “Chornomorsk” and in warehouses.
Procedural guidance in criminal proceedings is carried out by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
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