Tax specialists exposed scheme of embezzlement of budgetary funds totaling 1.7 million UAH

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 30 November 2020 at 12:30 Chapter: News

Tax specialists jointly with employees of Internal Security Department of the National Police of Ukraine exposed scheme of illegal embezzlement of budgetary funds by business entities in the supply of special equipment to government agencies.

It was established that during 2018 – 2019 a number of business entities of Ukraine by prior agreement with government officials created a scheme for the supply of special equipment at an inflated cost, resulting in the misappropriation of more than 1.7 million UAH.

Based on materials collected by the Anti-money laundering department of the STS in Khmelnytskyi, the central office of State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine entered information into the Unified register of pre-trial investigations under Part 5 Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigative actions in the framework of criminal proceedings are currently ongoing.

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