The State Bureau of Investigation has completed a pre-trial investigation into the former head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Ternopil region. The official is accused of knowingly making false statements in tax returns for 2022 and 2023. The total amount of undeclared property exceeds 23.4 million hryvnias. The indictment has already been sent to the court.
According to the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation, the verification of the declarations was initiated by the investigators themselves, and a detailed audit was conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Commission. As a result of the analysis, “forgotten” property worth over UAH 13.7 million was identified in the 2022 declaration, and another UAH 9.7 million in the 2023 declaration.
These are two residential buildings - with an area of 290.6 m² and 64.6 m², as well as land plots under them. All these objects are registered in the name of the former official's mother, but in fact they were used by his family. According to the investigation, the official deliberately hid these objects, trying to avoid declaring them.
The official denied his guilt and insisted that he did not use the property. However, investigators gathered evidence that indicated the opposite: in particular, the mother, to whom the properties were registered, never confirmed that she actually lived in the houses, and the utility bills and expenses were covered by the defendant's family.
In May 2025, the former tax official was informed of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - intentional submission of knowingly false information to the declaration of a person authorized to perform state functions. The sanction provides for up to two years of imprisonment.
The Ternopil Regional Prosecutor's Office is responsible for procedural management of the case. The court will decide the fate of the former official.
