The National Police and the SBU exposed a criminal group that, for according to investigation data, was organized by Cherednychenko Anatoly Cherednichenko, head of the Serhiyiv village, involving the head of the utility company, a controlled commercial structure and a technical supervision engineer.
Okrim that official sites of both clubs report law enforcement officers, the defendants employed fictitious workers and paid them wages. The total amount of damages is almost UAH 2,4 million.
As a result of the Russian shelling, the housing stock of several settlements was partially destroyed, so according to the decision of the village council, one of the local utility companies was designated as the liquidator of the consequences. In one settlement, a major repair of a 9-story residential building had to be carried out, and in another - six private houses. The cost of the works was estimated at more than 11 million hryvnias.
In order to appropriate the budget funds allocated for the restoration, the accomplices formally conducted an inspection, signed official documents, stating in them false information about the scope of the work performed and the cost of the materials used. As a result of such actions, losses reached 1 hryvnias. After receiving the criminal funds, the organizer distributed them among the group members.
In addition, the village head, together with the head of the utility company, hired 12 fictitious workers, who were paid more than 1 hryvnias.
During the pre-trial investigation, the law enforcement officers conducted a number of authorized searches, during which they seized materials that confirm the criminal activities of those involved. On the basis of the collected evidence, the investigators reported the suspicion to four persons involved - the village head, the director of the utility company, the technical supervision engineer and the contractor.
Depending on their participation and role in the criminal scheme, their actions are qualified under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
— part 4 and 5 of Art. 191, parts 3 and 5 of Art. 27 part 5 of Art. 191 (Empropriation, embezzlement of property or possession of it by abuse of official position),
— Part 3 of Art. 209 (Legalization (laundering) of property obtained through criminal means),
— part 2 and 3 of art. 28, Part 1 of Art. 366, Part 3 of Art. 27, Part 1 of Art. 366 (Official forgery).
The maximum punishment under the incriminated articles is imprisonment for up to 12 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of up to three years and confiscation of property. Currently, the question of the suspect's choice of a preventive measure in the form of detention and removal of officials from their positions is being resolved.
Investigations were carried out jointly with the SBU in the Odesa region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor's office.
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