Misappropriation of budgetary funds totaling more than 2.2 million UAH was exposed

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 08 April 2021 at 09:34 Chapter: News

Tax specialists exposed misappropriation of budgetary funds totaling more than 2.2 million UAH during the construction works.

Specialists of the Anti-money laundering department of Main Directorate of the STS in Zhytomyr region detected that officials of the business entity – winner of tender, engaged in construction and repair of military facilities, abusing their official position, misappropriated budgetary funds for the reconstruction of military facility.

Several controlled companies – intermediaries and entities with fictitiousness signs were involved in the criminal scheme, which allowed increasing the cost of supplying equipment by 3-5 times provided by the tender documentation.

Based on the specified materials, data on the commission of criminal offense by officials of the specified enterprise which is qualified under Part 4 Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was registered in the Unified register pre-judicial investigations. Pre-trial investigation is ongoing.

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