Ukraine's law enforcement officers exposed the criminal organisation for embezzlement of nearly 1 UAH billion
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Ukraine's law enforcement officers exposed the criminal organisation for embezzlement of nearly 1 UAH billion

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NABU, SACPO, and SSU exposed a criminal organisation through which Ukraine lost UAH 967 million. It is reported that its activities continued during 2014-2018.

A top official of the Presidential Administration embezzled Ukraine

It may be about Serhii Pashynskyi, who was searched today by the SSU and NABU.

In the NABU official statement, it is said that the court has seized 97,000 tons of oil products imported into Ukraine in violation of the legislation for another ten years.

One of the entrepreneurs in the field of oil business and a top official of the Administration of the President of Ukraine decided to take possession of them.

According to the investigation, they created a criminal organisation (CO) and managed to transfer oil products to a state-owned enterprise, in which they appointed controlled persons to management positions.

In the future, the state-owned enterprise sold the seized raw materials at reduced prices to a company controlled by the organizer of the scheme. At the same time, the funds that this company paid only partially were transferred to the accounts of other controlled business entities, and the state budget did not receive a single hryvnia.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that Ukraine's total losses reached UAH 967 million.

Currently, the following are suspected:

• former top official of the Administration of the President of Ukraine, CO co-organiser;

• entrepreneur, CO co-organiser;

• 4 CO members.

The SSU and NABU searched the ex-MP Pashynskyi

On February 12, it became officially known that the SSU and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau searched the residence of former MP Serhii Pashynskyi.

This morning, the SSU and NABU called to search my apartment. The case regarding the transfer of "Kurchenko fuel" to the states.

Serhii Pashynskyi

Serhii Pashynskyi

Former deputy of the VRU

Serhii Pashynskyi is a former Ukraine's MP, and from March 5 to June 10, 2014, he temporarily performed the duties of the head of the Administration of the President of Ukraine. He also previously held the position of deputy chief of the faction and head of the parliament's Committee on National Security and Defence.

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