Tax official in Sumy region exposed in bribery case
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office detained the head of one of the departments of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Sumy region on suspicion of receiving illegal benefits.
Under the procedural guidance of the SAPO prosecutor, NABU detectives reported suspicion of extortion and receiving illegal benefits from the head of the department of the State Tax Service Main Directorate in Sumy region. The head of the department, in a preliminary collusion with other officials, demanded UAH 2 million and received UAH 1.5 million from an entrepreneur for successfully passing the inspection and not creating obstacles in the further economic activities of the company in the front-line territory. The official was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine
Officials reported suspicion of committing a crime under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The circumstances of the crime and the circle of other persons who may be involved in it are being established.
Let us remind you that a mobilization evasion scheme was exposed in Kropyvnytskyi.
We also reported that a lawyer in Ternopil is suspected of a tax evasion scheme.
