The state lost 105,000 tons of grain - a large-scale scheme worth $29 million exposed

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau have exposed a corruption scheme in the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine, as a result of which the state lost 105 thousand tons of grain worth almost 29 million US dollars. This was reported by UNN with reference to SAP.

Details

Law enforcement officers exposed an organized criminal group involved in the embezzlement of grain from JSC "State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine". As the investigation established, back in 2021, the former head of JSC "SFGCU" together with the director and ultimate beneficiary - the owner of an international company organized a criminal scheme. They also involved the head of the state corporation's department and two trusted individuals who acted according to clearly defined roles.

Subsequently, the corporation's management concluded four contracts with a non-resident company for the supply of feed corn, according to which the corporation supplied over 100,000 metric tons of corn.

After the goods were shipped, the group members forged shipping documents to create the illusion of control over the goods. At the same time, the department director kept the fake documents in his safe, while the originals remained with other members of the criminal group. Such actions allowed them to actually dispose of the grain and sell it to end buyers abroad, including in Iran, Turkey, and Egypt, without making any payment to the state company

Currently, suspicion has been reported to:

• former chairman of the board of JSC "SFGCU";
• former head of the trading department of JSC "SFGCU";
• owner of an international company;
• trusted person of the company representative;
• accomplice to the crime.

Their actions are qualified under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• Part 5 of Art. 191 (Embezzlement, misappropriation of property or acquisition thereof by abuse of official position);
• Part 3 of Art. 209 (Legalization (laundering) of property obtained by criminal means);
• Part 3 of Art. 358 (Forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, sale or use of forged documents, seals, stamps).

This is not just a number - it is a gigantic scale of embezzlement that is difficult to even imagine. We have prepared a video for you to grasp the real scope of the scheme

Recall

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office completed the investigation into a former official of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine for complicity in abuses by the State Fiscal Service. Due to his actions, the budget lost tax collections and fines.