Position: former director of the Poltava Region Local Roads Agency.
Sphere of corruption: local government.
Region of corruption activity: Poltava region.
Qualification: the actions are qualified under Part 3 of Article 209 and Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: at large.
Case story: in November 2024, the Director of the State Enterprise for Road Maintenance of the Poltava Region was informed of suspicion of legalization of property obtained by criminal means and declaring false information.
According to the investigation, between 2020 and 2023, the suspect acquired real and movable property, rights to real estate, as well as cryptocurrency for a total amount of UAH 35.8 million.
It is about:
· a residential building with an area of 200.3 m2 with a garage, a security building, an outbuilding and a swimming pool in the suburbs of Poltava worth 13.7 million UAH;
· a land plot (40 acres) under a house worth 1.7 million UAH;
· an apartment with an area of over 100 m2 worth 3.2 million UAH in Poltava;
· property rights to six apartments in new buildings in Poltava with a total value of UAH 7.7 million;
· 3 agricultural land plots with a total area of 146 hectares in the Poltava region;
· jet ski and trailer for it;
· various types of cryptocurrency, equivalent to 180 thousand dollars (6.6 million UAH at the time of the crime).
The acquisition of these assets became possible due to the suspect's criminal activities in public service, such as extortion of unlawful benefits, abuse of official position, misappropriation and embezzlement of property. In particular, in 2022, NABU informed him of suspicion of abuse of official position and misuse of budget funds
To hide the property and its sources of origin, the official registered all assets, except for the cryptocurrency, in the names of close people. Instead, he owned the cryptocurrency himself, but did not declare it. At the request of the NABU detective, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court imposed an arrest on movable and immovable property and rights to immovable property.
At the end of June 2026, Oleksiy Basan, the former director of the Poltava Region Local Roads Agency, accused of property legalization and false declaration, entered into a plea agreement with the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, which was approved by the High Anti-Corruption Court.
The court sentenced Basan to eight years in prison, but released him from serving his sentence with a probationary period of three years. He will also be barred from holding certain positions for three years.
Under the terms of the agreement, Basan will transfer 20,000 USDT of crypto assets to the account of the Sternenko Community Charitable Foundation.
The court also applied special confiscation to:
· the equivalent of the cost of a residential building in the suburbs of Poltava with an area of over 200 m2 with a swimming pool, garage, security building and adjacent land;
· jet ski with trailer;
· property rights to six apartments in apartment buildings in Poltava.
The SAPO noted that another essential condition for concluding and approving the agreement was the information provided by the accused, which was important for the performance of the tasks and functions of the NABU and SAPO.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: no information is available from open sources about possible accomplices.
Assets: in the declaration for 2023, Basan indicated that he owns a land plot and an apartment in the city of Poltava.
Basan also declared a Toyota Prado as free use.
Basan's income for 2023 was UAH 623,718, and his wife's was UAH 2,096,671.
Basan declared 280,000 UAH and 26,500 USD in cash, and his wife declared 2,240,000 UAH and 35,000 USD.
Persons who should have reacted: law enforcement agencies responded to the criminal scheme in a timely manner, handing over the suspicion to Basan.
Scandals: This is not the only case involving Oleksiy Basan. In 2022, the NABU reported him to suspicion of abuse of office and misuse of UAH 5.5 million of budget funds. In June 2024, the HACC found Basan not guilty on both counts, concluding that his actions did not constitute a crime.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/35659326-0b81-4cae-9f26-f70b572d412b