Shadow deals worth millions: SBI exposed workers of a military unit in the Kiev region

Officials organized deals worth millions of hryvnia, selling products in shops and restaurants in the Kiev region.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the State Bureau of Investigation.

As noted, the fraud was carried out under martial law.

The organized group included military personnel and military unit employees who entered into a conspiracy with private entrepreneurs and sold some of the products intended for the soldiers in shops, restaurants and bazaars. They took at least 30% of the food from the warehouse, reducing food supply standards for the military accordingly.

The “remaining” products were also used in another scheme. A representative of a military unit, in collusion with a private enterprise, issued “blank” invoices for the supply of products worth millions of hryvnias, which were not actually supplied. And on paper, products that were not issued to the soldiers before their sale were taken into account.

Due to the forgery of financial documents by the attacker, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was misled and made full payments for food products. At the same time, the attackers stole cash.

Currently, evidence has been received of the misappropriation of at least 5 million UAH.

Officials of the military unit and one of the businessmen were informed of suspicion under the articles of seizure of property by abuse of official position and seizure of military property by fraud or abuse of official position (part 5 of article 27, part 5 of article 191, part 4 of article).

The sanction of the articles provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to 15 years with confiscation of property. During authorized searches, significant amounts of cash were seized from the defendants.

Procedural management is carried out by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Central Region.