The National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) found that Serhiy Duran, Deputy Head of the Department of Mobile Scanning Systems for the Management of Technical Customs Control Means of Transcarpathian Customs, submitted false information in his declaration for the amount of 307 million hryvnias.
This was reported by the Absolution detective agency.
During the audit of declarations for 2022 and 2023, it was found that the official intentionally understated the value of several real estate properties owned by his family members.
Photo: Absolution
In particular, the declaration indicated an understated value for a land plot and a non-residential premises with a total area of 61.8 sq. m., the value of which was understated by more than 290 thousand hryvnias. In addition, the declaration did not indicate information about an apartment with an area of 42.8 sq. m., purchased by a member of the Duran family back in 2017.
But what attracted the most attention was the discrepancy between Duran's assets and his official income. The customs officer declared 140,000 euros and 216.5 thousand dollars (14.13 million hryvnias) in his accounts, but during the inspection it was discovered that he could not have accumulated such an amount without providing any supporting documents regarding the origin of these funds.
The NACP also made serious remarks about the financial condition of Duran's wife, Olena Stegura, who declared assets worth 311 million hryvnias. However, according to the audit, the family's savings could not exceed 18.53 million hryvnias. Olena Stegura's total income for 2023 was only 6.7 million hryvnias, and her expenses for the year were 1.25 million hryvnias.
These violations led to a significant difference between declared assets and actual income in the amount of UAH 307 million. The NACP established that Serhiy Duran's actions contain signs of an offense provided for in Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for liability for false declaration of property and income.
