New wave of fraud revelations in Bukovyna: Kravchenko announced UAH 10 million in damages and 15 suspicions

From budget embezzlement to environmental crimes - a new wave of exposures in Bukovyna. 15 people have been notified of suspicion, UNN reports with reference to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko and the Office of the Prosecutor General.

Bukovyna. Continuation. Since July, prosecutors of Chernivtsi region have carried out three mass operations. In the two previous ones, UAH 33 million in budget losses were established and 19 suspicions were served. Today is the next stage: 15 suspicions and over UAH 10 million in budget losses. Separately, UAH 3.2 million for inaccurate declaration 

According to the Prosecutor General, among the suspects are another village head, heads of state and communal enterprises, officials, and contractors.

The schemes are different, the result is one: appropriation of budget funds, abuse of official position, official negligence, inaccurate declaration 

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Budget fund schemes in procurement

• The director of the communal enterprise "Miskysvitlo" together with the director of a private company embezzled almost UAH 2.2 million of budget funds by purchasing lighting equipment at inflated prices.
• The former acting head of the trolleybus administration purchased electricity at an inflated tariff. Budget losses — over UAH 1 million.
• The former head of the housing and communal services department of the Chernivtsi City Council, together with the former head of the technical supervision department, embezzled over UAH 3.3 million on the procurement of services for the repair of the runway.
• The acting head of the Terebleche village council embezzled over UAH 250,000 by purchasing services for the repair of a shelter at an inflated cost.

Environmental violations

• The head of the wastewater treatment plant service of the communal enterprise "Chernivtsivodokanal" and five foremen violated the established operating mode of the treatment systems, allowing the discharge of contaminated wastewater bypassing the full filtration cycle. The preliminary amount of damages reaches over UAH 2.5 million.
• The former director of the Khotyn National Nature Park, under the guise of road construction on the territory of the nature reserve fund, approved the illegal felling of trees on the park's territory. Damage to the environment — over UAH 320,000. 

Official negligence

• The head of the laboratory for production control of a construction company issued a certificate for low-quality concrete, which was used for the overhaul of an international highway. Damages amount to almost UAH 840,000.

Inaccurate declaration

• The leading specialist of the Berehomet settlement council did not indicate an apartment in Kyiv worth over UAH 3.2 million in her declarations for 2022–2023.

The documented facts indicate that these are not accidental errors — this is systematic work of officials for their own benefit. The total amount of damages caused by criminal offenses reaches over UAH 10 million 

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The actions of the suspects are qualified under Part 5 of Article 191, Part 4 of Article 191, Part 2 of Article 367, Part 4 of Article 246, Part 2 of Article 364, Part 2 of Article 28, Article 236, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 242, Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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