Position: Deputy head of the customs post - head of the customs clearance department of the Vylok customs post of the Transcarpathian Customs.
Sphere of corrupt activity: customs.
Region of corruption activity: Transcarpathian region.
Qualification: it is known that Markovych was detained for bribery, however, there are no exact qualifications for the case in open sources.
Status: unknown.
The plot of the case: as reported by the local mass media, on December 16, 2023, the SBI conducted searches at the "Vylok" customs post. The shift chief was exposed on bribery for missing a batch of iPhones.
According to our sources, the amount of the bribe was 1,200 dollars. Searches were also conducted at the checkpoint and at the home of the bribe taker. Several episodes of receiving bribes were documented by law enforcement officers.
New details on this incident were added by journalist Taras Seredych. Therefore, on December 16, 2023, the DBR employees arrested the deputy head of the customs post - the head of the customs clearance department of the "Vylok" customs post of Zakarpattia Customs Markovych Yaroslav Vasyliovych for receiving and demanding an illegal benefit from a citizen of Ukraine in the amount of 1,200 dollars. USA.
The customs officer demanded a bribe for the unhindered movement from Hungary to Ukraine through the Vylok-Tisabech checkpoint of a large number of Apple products and iPhone phones, without paying the mandatory customs payments to the state budget of the warring country.
According to the data received from the law enforcement officers, it became known that Yaroslav Markovych engaged in this illegal fishing on the border, using his official position, with the aim of obtaining illegal benefits for himself and the management throughout the entire time he was in this position. Law enforcement officers documented several episodes of his illegal activity before this implementation.
Officials of the SBI carried out urgent investigative actions and searches at the "Vylok" customs post of the Transcarpathian Customs and at the residence of the customs officer in order to document him and accomplices of illegal activities.
As of now, it is not known at what stage this case is.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: other participants in the corruption scheme are identified.
Assets: in the declaration upon dismissal for 01.01.2024 - 02.29.2024, Markovych indicated a residential building, a shop and land plots. In addition, he has two cars listed in the declaration.
He also has $16,000 in cash, while his wife has $33,000 in cash and his son has $10,000 in cash.
Scandals: from open sources, it is not known about other scandals in which Markovych also appeared.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Markovych, the law enforcement officers reacted in time, however, it is still unknown at what stage the case is at.
Sources:
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/06e4ddff-2a4a-4112-973c-ccf4c766fc06
https://zaxid.net/dbr_vikrilo_na_habari_nachalnika_zmini_mitnogo_posta_vilok_na_zakarpatti_n1576522