NABU, SAPO expose new embezzlement episode at Justice Ministry
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have exposed a new episode of misappropriation of Ministry of Justice funds during the purchase of 1,285 multifunctional devices.
This was reported by the press services of the authorities. According to media reports, the suspicion was reported to the former State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice Olena Bohachova, the head of the department of the Ministry of Justice Maksym Volovik and his deputy Andriy Moroz, and three other persons.
NABU and SAPO together with the SSU have exposed a new episode in the case of embezzlement of state funds during procurements of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. The suspicion was reported to: the former State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice; the head and deputy head of the departments of the Ministry of Justice; the beneficial owner and two managers of the LLC. Qualification: Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. One of the managers of the LLC was reported on suspicion of legalization of funds obtained by criminal means (Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)
According to the investigation, the above-mentioned persons used a similar scheme during the procurement of services for the modernization of the hardware and software complex, for which they were previously charged. According to the developed plan, officials of the Ministry of Justice organized the introduction of appropriate changes to the estimate for 2021 in order to purchase multifunctional devices. Subsequently, in order to form an inflated expected cost of the purchase, requests for commercial proposals were sent to a private company and other, previously determined, companies and received the "necessary" answers.
To create the appearance of competition, the participants in the scheme ensured the formal participation in the bidding of another company, whose tender offer was deemed less commercially attractive than that of the controlled company.
As a result, the Ministry of Justice purchased multifunctional devices at an inflated cost, and the state lost over UAH 8.9 million. In order to launder some of the funds (approximately UAH 10 million) that the suspects seized in both episodes (UAH 19.5 million), they were transferred to the accounts of private companies with signs of fictitiousness.
Let us remind you that Olena Bogachova and Maksym Volovyk are suspects in the EBK base.
We also previously reported that the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Druz, was charged with new charges of laundering proceeds of crime, and the court arrested him on bail .
