Law enforcement officers reported suspicion to nine persons, including the deputy mayor, city council officials, contractors and members of one family who are involved in the large -scale scheme of theft of money allocated for the repair of infrastructure damaged by the war in the Kyiv region. The total amount of funds appropriated is UAH 4.6 million.
According to the National Police and the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the organizer of the criminal group was a 54-year-old private entrepreneur, who involved in the scheme of his own daughter-in-law, as well as officials and contractors, in particular-the deputy mayor.
According to the investigation, the participants of the scam systematically overstated the cost of building materials in the reporting documentation, which was submitted during the implementation of projects for the reconstruction of residential buildings and objects of communal infrastructure damaged by the Russian invasion.
Within the framework of criminal proceedings, law enforcement officers conducted more than 20 searches in the preferences and offices of the persons involved. Documentation, equipment, rough records were removed, which confirm the implementation of the scheme.
The attackers have already reported suspicion of three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Part 5 of Art. 191 (appropriation of property in particularly large sizes)
- Part 1 of Art. 366 (service forgery)
- Part 3 of Art. 209 (laundering of income from crime).
The persons are threatened with up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Law enforcement officers do not reveal the names of the persons involved in the case, however, according to the media, it is about Dmitry Chechuk, Deputy Mayor Bucha. There is no official confirmation of this.
The case was transferred to court. Investigative actions are ongoing.
