A deputy of the Khmelnytskyi City Council is suspected of illegal enrichment

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has exposed a deputy of the Khmelnytskyi City Council for illegal enrichment in the amount of more than 1.5 million dollars. Undeclared funds were discovered during searches of her offices and apartment, as well as in bank accounts opened in the suspect's name.

During the searches, law enforcement officers seized:

• 1.491 million dollars;
• 30 thousand euros;
• half a million hryvnias.

According to the investigation, the deputy did not include the found cash in her annual declaration. She was detained and reported on suspicion under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal enrichment). The sanction of this article provides up to 10 years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions and confiscation of property.

Although the suspect's name has not been released, according to media reports, it is Svitlana Baranska, a deputy from the "European Solidarity" party. She is a member of the commission on urban planning, land relations and environmental protection. The 47-year-old woman also owns a number of enterprises in Khmelnytskyi, engaged in construction, real estate operations and logistics.

Currently, investigative actions are ongoing, and the issue of selecting a preventive measure for the suspect is being resolved.

Earlier, we wrote how employees of the State Bureau of Investigation exposed the head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEK and her son for illegal enrichment. During the searches, they found $6 million in cash, jewelry, and branded items.

In addition, "EBC" reported that in Zhytomyr law enforcement officers seized more than 4.4 million hryvnias from a doctor who issued forged MRI results to conscripts.