Fraud in obtaining goods for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Odesa officials under suspicion in case of misappropriation of almost UAH 4 million
Kyiv • UNN
The director of a department of the Odesa City Council and his deputy are suspected of abuse of office in the procurement of ammunition for the Armed Forces. The officials entered false data on the receipt of goods worth almost UAH 4 million.
The director of a department of the Odesa City Council and his deputy are involved in a case involving ammunition and clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, for knowingly providing false information about the actual receipt of goods.
Written by UNN with reference to the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine.
Details
The director of a department of the Odesa City Council and his deputy were suspected of abuse of office.
Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau established that the director of a department of the Odesa City Council conspired with his deputy and, contrary to the interests of the service, concluded contracts for the supply of ammunition and clothing.
According to the BES, the deputy head knowingly entered false information into official documents regarding the actual receipt of some goods that did not exist at the time of signing the documents.
The officials were served a notice of suspicion of committing criminal offenses under Part 2 of Art. 28 (Committing a criminal offense by a group of persons, a group of persons by prior conspiracy), Part 2 of Art. 364 (Abuse of power or official position), Part 1 of Art. 366 (Forgery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
