Main Directorate of the STS in Mykolaiv region actively takes measures to identify and verify financial operations that may be related to the legalization or money laundering. This was reported by acting Head of Main Directorate of the STS in Mykolaiv region Dmytro Prokofiev.
According to him, during January – September 2020, as a part of the analytical and control measures taken by specialists of the Anti-money laundering department the number of 19 materials with signs of criminal offenses were compiled and submitted to the law enforcement agencies, including:
18 under Articles 212, 212-1, 191, 364 of the Criminal code of Ukraine, the total amount of revealed losses is 157161.3 thousand UAH;
1 under Article 209, 364 of the Criminal code of Ukraine, the total amount of revealed legalized income is 102.4 thousand UAH.
Based on the consideration results of 10 materials, information on committing criminal offenses was entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations; the total amount of consideration losses is 93434.8 thousand UAH; 7 materials were added to the current criminal proceedings.
Also using materials of the Anti-money laundering department, damages from criminal offenses in the amount of 3.425.000 UAH were reimbursed; movable property with an estimated cost of 58.500.000 UAH was seized and arrested.
22 reports of dubious financial operations totaling 193697.9 thousand UAH were compiled and entered to the “Register of information on financial operations that may be related to the money laundering or terrorist financing”.
“Effective work of the STS of Mykolaiv region in the direction of combating money laundering, contributes to the un-shadowing of regional economy, providing additional revenues to the budget, prevention of financial abuse, especially in procurement at the expense of state and local budgets” – stated Dmytro Prokofiev.