Anti-money laundering department of the Main Directorate of the STS in Kirovohrad region reported that during the 1st half of 2020, specialists of the unit compiled and submitted to the law enforcement agencies 9 materials with signs of criminal offenses that may be related to legalization (laundering) of illegal income, as well as criminal offenses that may have preceded the legalization (laundering) of income.
Based on the results of consideration of the specified materials compiled and submitted by the unit, a pre-trial investigation of 5 criminal proceedings has been launched since the beginning of 2020, including:
-1 proceeding – on the grounds of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 Article 209 of the Criminal code of Ukraine (“Legalization (laundering) of the property received in a criminal way”);
- 3 proceedings – under Part 3 Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Intentional evasion of taxes, fees (mandatory payments);
- 1 proceeding – under Part 2 Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Three conclusions of analytical research are attached to the materials of the pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings carried out by the Financial investigations department of the STS in Kirovohrad region.