The Deputy Chairman of the Odesa Regional Council has been notified of suspicion of fraud. According to the investigation, the official allegedly promised to arrange a change in the designated use of a land plot of almost 1.6 hectares for $10,000, although he did not have the authority to make such decisions independently. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, writes UNN.
Prosecutors of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office notified one of the deputy chairmen of the Odesa Regional Council, who is also a deputy, of suspicion
According to the investigation, the official promised a resident of Odesa region for $10,000 to allegedly arrange a change in the designated use of a land plot of almost 1.6 hectares - from land for personal peasant farming to land for homestead construction and maintenance of residential buildings.
To appear convincing, during a meeting at a restaurant in the historic center of Odesa, the deputy demonstratively called an alleged representative of the village council and created the impression that the issue was already "in progress."
In reality, he did not have the authority to resolve such issues independently.
The change in the designated use of land is decided by the local self-government body after procedures and approvals defined by law.
The money, on the official's instructions, was to be handed over through an intermediary - left on the front seat of a parked Mercedes-Benz. He also gave the victim the phone number of a woman who was allegedly supposed to accompany the procedure.
After receiving the funds, the official assured the man that the issue would be resolved shortly. However, the victim did not get the result, and the money was not returned to him.
The official's actions were qualified as fraud committed on a large scale (Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The prosecutor's office applied to the court with a motion to impose a preventive measure on the suspect - bail in the amount of almost UAH 10 million.
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