Roman Smiyanenko, the head of the Service for the Reconstruction and Development of the Infrastructure of the Chernihiv Region, came under the crosshairs of law enforcement officers after large-scale embezzlement was discovered in his department. Information recently appeared that Smiyanenko tried to avoid punishment by paying a bribe of 150,000 US dollars, however, as it became known, his attempt to remain "untouchable" was not successful.
According to the sources of 360ua.news , the bribe was supposed to ensure Smianenko's unhindered conduct of corruption schemes. However, according to the source, "the bribe did not help", and currently Roman Smiyanenko will soon receive an official suspicion of embezzlement of state funds.
Roman Smiyanenko came under investigation after an inspection by the State Audit Service of the Chernihiv Region, which revealed numerous facts of embezzlement of funds allocated for the restoration of the region. As it became known , Smiyanenko built a kickback system that allowed him and his accomplices to profit from reconstruction and construction projects. As a result of the detected offenses, Roman Smiyanenko became a suspect in criminal case No. 12023000000002079 dated November 8, 2023 under 3 Art. 191 of the Criminal Code (Empropriation, waste of property or taking possession of it by abuse of official position).
At the same time, Smiyanenko tried to use his corruption connections to avoid responsibility. He made an attempt to negotiate with the leadership of the Department for the Protection of National Statehood and the Main Directorate of the 1st Security Service of Ukraine, offering $150,000 for "protection" from punishment.
However, the attempt to reach an agreement failed. According to sources, the SBU of the Crimean Autonomous Republic is currently conducting active investigative and operational activities regarding this case, and corruption schemes in the restoration of Chernihiv Oblast will not go unpunished.
In connection with the investigation, several companies, probably involved in corruption schemes, came to the attention of the law enforcement officers: "TD Dynasty" LLC, "European Roads of Ukraine" LLC, "BUDIVELNE UPRAVLINNYA MEKHANIZATSI" LLC, "AZVIRT"MMS, LLC " ShBU-77" (ERDPOU 41412376), "UKRDIPRODOR" - "KHARKIVDIPROSHLYAH", LLC "Nizhynska PSMHK", LLC "Tesla-Montazh", PJSC "SHRBU - 82", LLC "BAHMACHGAZBUDSSERVIS", PJSC "Kharkivmetroproekt", LLC "TRANS LINE GROUP", LLC "DSZ" (YERDPOU 34914426), LLC "ShBU - 14" (EDRPOU 30731879)
