Theft of UAH 20 million in the construction of barracks for servicemen - the heads of the capital's construction company will stand trial
Criminally obtained funds, the defendants legalized through the purchase of real estate, luxury cars and other personal needs. The operatives of the Department of Strategic Investigations in the Zhytomyr region and the investigators of the Main Directorate of National Police in Zhytomyr region and the investigators of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the city received
evidence of involvement of its participants. Kyiv.
During the investigation, law enforcement officers established that in 2018, one of the territorial apartment and operating departments concluded a number of contracts with a private construction company for the construction of improved barracks for servicemen in the territory of Zhytomyr and Poltava regions. Further to bank accounts of the company in the the quality of the advance payment was transferred UAH 20 million, for which within three months from the date of receipt the contractor had to purchase the materials, structures and products necessary for the construction.
However, in order to seize state funds and withdraw them to the “shadow” sector of the economy, officials of the contracting firm conducted a number of non-commodity transactions with controlled firms. The funds received in this way were legalized through the purchase of real estate, luxury cars and for other own needs.
As a result of criminal activity, the attackers appropriated more than UAH 20 million of state budget funds.
The police completed the pre-trial investigation and, in agreement with the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, sent the indictment against three persons — the heads of the capital's construction company — to the court. They incriminate the commission of crimes provided for by several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
parts 2 and 3 of article 27, part 5 of article 191 (appropriation, squandering of property or possession of it by abuse of official position); part 2 of article 209 (legalization (laundering) of property received by criminal means);
part 2 of Article 361 (unauthorized interference with the operation of electronic computers (computers), automated systems, computer networks or telecommunication networks).
For a crime, offenders can face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
