Former Kiev top tax official Vladimir Gavrilenko illegally enriched himself by 25 million and fled to the USA

The former deputy head of the Main Directorate of the State Tax Service in Kiev, Vladimir Gavrilenko, nicknamed “Gavrilo,” became the object of an investigation by the NACP: the “agency” revealed signs of illegal enrichment and declaration of false information in the amount of 25 million hryvnia.

Journalist Taras Seredich writes about this.

In his declaration for 2021, the ex-official indicated that, together with his wife, during the reporting period they used an apartment and two parking spaces in the Pechersky district of Kyiv, the cost of which was unknown to him.

However, the audit established that these objects were purchased in 2021 by the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the exhibitor for more than 16 million UAH, while their total income from confirmed sources since 1998 amounted to just over 1.7 million UAH. Contracts on behalf of the mother-in-law were concluded by the spouse of the former official on the basis of a power of attorney

During a full inspection, the declarant explained that the apartment and parking spaces were purchased by his father-in-law and mother-in-law with funds donated by his 88-year-old grandfather. We are talking about more than 20 million UAH

In addition, the said grandfather allegedly gave the ex-tax officer’s wife another 5 million UAH, which was in the declaration in cash (USD 175 thousand)

Grandfather named savings from income received in the form of wages, sales of real and movable property, collections of ancient coins, icons and precious metals as sources of origin of more than 25 million UAH. However, he did not provide any documents confirming the fact of sale of property and receipt of income.

“Gavrilo” held the post of deputy head of the State Tax Service Main Directorate in Kiev in 2023. Before that, in 2021, he was the head of the Internal Security Department of the Main Directorate of the State Fiscal Service in the Kyiv region

It is unlikely that Vladimir Gavrilenko is very concerned about interest from the NAPC, because immediately after his dismissal from the State Tax Service in 2023, he left for the United States, where since November 2023 he has officially been renting housing, the cost and area of ​​which is also unknown to him.