Embezzlement of $71.6 million at Zorya-Mashproekt: SAPO completes pre-trial investigation
Kyiv • UNN
The SAPO and the NABU have completed an investigation into the embezzlement of USD 71.6 million by former directors of the state enterprise Zorya Mashproekt through fictitious contracts with a non-resident company.
The SAPO and NABU have completed the investigation into the misappropriation of $71.6 million in funds from the state enterprise Zorya - Mashproekt. This was reported by the press service of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, UNN reports.
On March 18, 2024, the SAPO prosecutor decided to complete the pre-trial investigation in the case against 4 former CEOs of the state enterprise Zorya Gas Turbine Research and Production Complex - Mashproekt, who were found to be complicit in the misappropriation of state enterprise funds in the amount of USD 71.6 million as part of an organized group. (UAH 1.4 billion at the NBU exchange rate at the time of the crime).
Details
Investigators found that the management of the state-owned enterprise Zorya - Mashproekt organized a scheme to misappropriate funds of the state-owned enterprise.
In particular, detectives claim that the management of the state-owned enterprise entered into a number of agency agreements with a non-resident company. Under these agreements, the company allegedly provided services for finding and negotiating with potential buyers of the state-owned enterprise's products to conclude sales contracts.
For these services, the gasket companies received $71.6 million from the state-owned company. The company received $71.6 million from the state company in 2013-2018.
However, the investigators found that the company did not actually provide the above services and the state-owned enterprise unreasonably transferred money to the accounts of a non-resident company. The detectives also found that the company subsequently transferred the money to the accounts of foreign companies, which were controlled by the heads of the state-owned enterprise.
The SAPO added that the materials regarding the head of the said non-resident private company, as well as other allegedly involved persons, have been separated into separate proceedings, the pre-trial investigation of which is ongoing.
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Evidence of the illegal activities of the scheme participants was obtained as a result of international legal assistance, which was requested from more than 20 countries. As a result, the Indian authorities confirmed that the services were fictitious. In addition, thanks to the data from Switzerland and Latvia, the movement of illegally received funds from the state enterprise in the amount of USD 795 thousand was traced. USD, more than EUR 222 thousand and USD 275 thousand. THE MONEY WAS TRACED TO THE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE.
As of today, the actions of the individuals are qualified under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The ex-director of the state enterprise and the head of a non-resident private company are also charged with Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and another former director of the state enterprise - Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Recall
In September last year, former executives of the state-owned enterprise Zorya Gas Turbine Research and Production Complex - Mashproekt and the director of a non-resident private company were served with suspicion of misappropriation of state-owned funds worth $62 million or UAH 1.32 billion as part of an organized group,
