Former head of the Eastern Regional Department of the State Tax Service, Bohdan Katrushyn, has found himself at the center of a court scandal related to an attempt to illegally collect money from his business partner. According to reports, the amount in question is 2.5 million hryvnias, which Katrushyn tried to obtain through the court, referring to a debt receipt.
Back in 2020, Katrushin filed a lawsuit with the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv to recover UAH 4.8 million from businessman Nikiforov. The parties reached an amicable agreement, and the debtor regularly made payments. However, due to the outbreak of the war, some transfers were delayed.
In December 2023, the private bailiff of the Kyiv district, Maria Fesyk, opened enforcement proceedings to enforce the court decision. She determined that UAH 1.56 million and UAH 156.5 thousand of her own remuneration would be collected. The entrepreneur paid everything the next day, after which the bailiff completed the proceedings.
However, the very next day Fesyk canceled her decision, stating that she had not taken into account the accrual of penalties, inflation losses and 3% per annum. The total amount increased to UAH 3.5 million, after which she initiated the seizure of property for UAH 2.14 million. On December 20, an additional UAH 78 thousand was debited from the businessman’s card account.
On March 25, 2025, the Kyiv Court of Appeal declared the actions of the private executor illegal, noting gross violations of the procedure. Currently, criminal proceedings have been opened under Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - official negligence that caused grave consequences.
The scandal surrounding Katrushin and Fesyk may become a case study of abuse in the field of enforcement proceedings and the use of judicial mechanisms in business conflicts.
