Head of Poltava Mining suspected of money laundering
Kyiv • UNN
The chairman of the board and subordinates of Poltava Mining are suspected of legalizing 885 tons of illegally extracted crushed stone products worth over UAH 33.5 million. The National Police investigators served the suspects notices of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code.
National Police investigators suspect the chairman of the board and subordinates of the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant of legalizing property on a particularly large scale. UNN writes with a reference to the Main Directorate of the National Police in Poltava region.
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Law enforcement officers exposed the chairman of the board and subordinates of the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant for legalizing property on an especially large scale.
The head of the company, owned by a Member of Parliament of the VII and VIII convocations, entered into a criminal conspiracy with his deputy and two department heads to set up a scheme to legalize illegally extracted minerals of national importance. The officials legalized over 885 tons of crushed stone products worth over UAH 33.5 million,
Investigators found out about the illegal processing of iron quartzite into crushed stone, as well as other minerals of national importance, which were supposed to be specially accounted for and stored in specially designated storage facilities, despite the fact that the company was licensed only to extract iron ore.
The illegally processed products were sold to private entrepreneurs, and the tax returns indicated the extraction of minerals for which no special permit was granted by the State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources. Thus, over six years, the company's officials legalized more than 885 tons of crushed stone products worth more than UAH 33.5 million,
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In September 2023, investigators of the National Police already served the head of the mining and processing plant with a notice of suspicion for illegal mining worth UAH 157 billion, which also caused environmental damage (part 2 of Article 28, part 4 of Article 240, part 2 of Article 364-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
In August 2024, investigators of the National Police announced another suspicion to the chairman of the board, as well as his deputy and two heads of departments for legalization of the proceeds of crime, by prior conspiracy of a group of persons, on a particularly large scale (part 3 of Article 27, part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The pre-trial investigation is being conducted in cooperation with the State Service of Geology and Subsoil.
Pre-trial restraints in the form of detention without bail were imposed on all suspects.
