Court seizes Lamborghini in $29 million grain embezzlement case
Kyiv • UNN
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has seized a luxury vehicle that a suspect in the SFGCU grain embezzlement case registered in his mother-in-law's name. Damages to the state are estimated at 29 million US dollars.
A court has seized a Lamborghini car used by one of the suspects in a case involving the embezzlement of state grain. This refers to proceedings involving a scheme worth nearly $29 million. This was reported by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, according to UNN.
The SAPO and NABU are taking measures aimed at ensuring the possible confiscation of property in the event that the suspects' guilt is proven in court and to compensate for the damages caused to the state,
According to the investigation, in early April, anti-corruption authorities uncovered a large-scale scheme for the embezzlement of state grain. The amount of damage is estimated at nearly 29 million US dollars.
During the investigation, NABU detectives and SAPO prosecutors established that one of the suspects used a luxury "Lamborghini" car after committing the crime. To hide the real owner, the car was registered in the name of the suspect's mother-in-law. However, the level of her legal income does not correspond to the value of such property,
The court of first instance refused to seize the car; however, a SAPO prosecutor appealed this decision. Thus, the HACC Appeals Chamber supported the prosecution's position, and as a result, the vehicle was seized.
The post notes that anti-corruption authorities are consistently working to ensure that illegally acquired assets are returned to state ownership.
As a reminder
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau uncovered a corruption scheme at the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine, as a result of which the state lost 105,000 tons of grain worth nearly $29 million.