A capital official is suspected of negligence in office, which led to the embezzlement of nearly 10 million hryvnias for a fictitious procurement of salt for a municipal enterprise.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Scheme of Fictitious Supply and Budget Losses
The deputy head of one of the departments of the municipal enterprise “Road Maintenance and Repair Management of Automotive Roads and Structures in Obolon District” has found herself at the center of a criminal proceeding. Law enforcement officials have notified her of suspicion of negligence in office under part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
As noted by the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, at the end of December 2022, the management of the municipal enterprise signed a contract with a contracting organization for the supply of rock salt worth about 10 million hryvnias. According to the terms of the contract, the enterprise was supposed to receive over 1000 tons of salt by the end of the year. However, according to the documents, the salt was allegedly delivered the very next day, after which full payment was made. In reality, the municipal workers did not receive a single ton of salt, yet they signed documents confirming its receipt and made full payment.
“The investigation has established that at the end of December 2022, the KP ‘SHEU of Obolon District’ and the contracting organization signed a contract for the purchase of rock salt worth about 10 million hryvnias. The enterprise was supposed to deliver over 1000 tons of salt according to the terms of the contract in just a few days to meet the year-end deadline. According to the documents, the salt was delivered the next day, after which full payment was received. However, the municipal workers never saw any salt, although they signed documents confirming its receipt and paid about 10 million hryvnias,” the statement reads.
Responsibility of Scheme Participants
The employee of the municipal enterprise, who was supposed to monitor the fulfillment of the contract terms, is suspected of improper performance of her official duties. She faces a prison sentence of two to five years with restrictions on holding certain positions or engaging in specific activities for up to three years.
Additionally, the head of the contracting organization has also been charged, suspected of misappropriating budget funds in particularly large amounts and providing false information in official documents (part 5 of Article 191, part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).