Law enforcers exposed the criminal scheme of theft of budget funds of Kharkov
The funds were provided for the performance of works, in particular for the repair of roads, the supply of fuel and lubricants, spare parts and repair of equipment of utilities, and the provision of services to utilities.
The investigators of the Corruption Crime Investigation Department of the Main Investigative Department of the National Police, with the prompt support of the employees of the SBU Department in Kharkiv region and the procedural guidance of the prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General, uncovered a criminal scheme of embezzlement of funds provided for in the city budget of the city. Kharkov for the performance of works and the provision of services to utilities.
Investigators of the National Police established that officials of one of the municipal enterprises of the city. Kharkov, in collusion with officials of several non-state business entities in the period 2020-2021, stole budget funds by deliberately unreasonable overestimation of prices for goods and services rendered, as well as payment for works that were not actually performed, or were not performed to the same extent. The money was provided for in the city budget of the city. Kharkov for the repair of roads, supply of fuel and lubricants, spare parts and repair of equipment of utilities.
The total amount of budget funds transferred in 2020 by officials of the municipal enterprise of the city. Kharkiv accounts for other business entities amount to about 590 million hryvnias. For only one contract, the amount of losses is approximately 400 thousand hryvnias. For other contracts — the total amount of damages is established.
At the same time, the police found that fuel and lubricants, spare parts for equipment and its repairs were not supplied and carried out in full, their market price was overstated. At the same time, some of the fuel and lubricants were generally written off exclusively on paper.
Searches were conducted at the locations of the municipal enterprise and its branches on the territory of the city of Kharkiv, during which documents and electronic media of evidentiary importance for the pre-trial investigation were seized.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. Further investigative (investigative) and procedural actions are carried out aimed at documenting the criminal activities of all persons involved in the seizure of state funds.
Violators face punishment provided for in Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Appropriation, embezzlement of property or possession of it by abuse of official position), — 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.
Communications Department of the
National Police of Ukraine (based on the materials of the Civil Service of Ukraine)
