UAH 4.3 million embezzled for reconstruction of elevators in Kyiv: law enforcement officers serve suspicion notices to two Kyiv officials and entrepreneurs
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Five people, including two heads of Kyiv utility companies and three entrepreneurs, are suspected of embezzling UAH 4.3 million allocated for elevator repairs. If found guilty, they face 7 to 12 years in prison.
Kyiv law enforcement officers have served suspicion notices to two heads of a utility company and three private entrepreneurs over embezzlement of UAH 4.3 million during the reconstruction of elevators in Kyiv buildings, UNN reports.
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Two heads of a utility company and three private entrepreneurs conspired to embezzle public funds intended for capital construction and reconstruction of elevators in residential buildings in Kyiv.
From 2021 to 2023, the suspects purchased sets of passenger elevators for 9 floors from Turkey worth $10,000, which is significantly less than the cost of the elevator equipment supplied under the reconstruction contracts
The total cost of the damage is more than 4.3 million hryvnias.
Investigators have served five defendants in the case with a notice of suspicion of embezzlement if it was committed on a particularly large scale or by an organized group of persons.
"They face imprisonment for a term of 7 to 12 years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and confiscation of property," law enforcement summarized.
