Position: Head of the Standing Committee on Ecology, Prevention of Emergency Situations and Elimination of Their Consequences, Communication and Information Technologies of the Odesa City Council.
Sphere of corrupt activity: local self-government.
Region of corrupt activity : Odesa.
Qualification: Part 2 Art. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an unlawful benefit for oneself or a third person for influencing the decision-making by a person authorized to perform the functions of the state or local self-government, or an offer or promise to exercise influence for the provision of such a benefit - is punishable by a fine of two thousand to five thousand five hundred tax-free minimum incomes of citizens or imprisonment for a term of two to five years.
Status: The deputy was detained, suspicion was handed over, on February 20, 2024, the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office sent an indictment to the court against Mykhailo Karpenchuk, who set up a "scheme" of obtaining illegal benefits for the adoption of a positive decision by the members of the relevant commission on the removal of green spaces.
The plot of the case: the deputy was detained in July 2023 while receiving the second tranche, and "the object of the illegal gain was seized at the cryptocurrency exchange point with the relevant documentation on the transfer of funds."
The investigation established that citizens who expressed a desire to cut down a tree had to pay bribes to persons under the deputy's control. The person involved estimated the cost of such a service from 2,000 to 5,000 USD for felling one tree in Odessa.
He involved members of the commission headed by him, as well as officials of communal enterprises and structural subdivisions of the Odesa City Council, in criminal activities.
"The money was credited to a crypto-currency account opened in advance. At least 2 facts of obtaining an illegal benefit in the amount of 7,000 USD have been documented," the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Persons potentially involved in Mykhailo Karpenchuk's schemes: The investigation establishes.
Scandals : Builds a cafe in the park, local residents are against. The institution will grow on the site of an abandoned and dilapidated building. According to one version, this is a former chapel that decorated the ancient cemetery that was here once. Behind the other is a one-story house from the first half of the 20th century. Residents of nearby buildings are categorically against the construction of a cafe. They believe that a playground is much more appropriate in a green area.
Persons who should have reacted to Mykhailo Karpenchuk's corruption schemes: In the case of Mykhailo Karpenchuk, law enforcement agencies, the prosecutor's office and the courts worked well.
Fortune: Four apartments, two smaller rooms, only one expensive time, three cars — Tesla Model X, Toyota Land Cruiser 200 and BMW M8 Gran Coupe, $350,000 and UAH 2.5 million in savings.
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5,000 DOLLARS FOR A PERMIT TO CUT DOWN A TREE: THE ODESSA REPUBLICAN WILL BE JUDGED FOR BRIBERY