A scheme involving the embezzlement of equipment intended for the State Emergency Service was uncovered in Kyiv
In the capital, the National Police uncovered a scheme to embezzle public funds during the procurement of equipment for the State Emergency Service. According to the investigation, the suspects may have embezzled nearly 999,000 hryvnias by supplying substandard equipment.
In Kyiv, investigators from the Podil Police Department, together with operatives from the National Police’s Internal Security Department, with the participation of the State Audit Service of Ukraine and the State Emergency Service’s Corruption Prevention Department, thwarted an attempt to embezzle state funds during a tender for the procurement of computer equipment.
According to the investigation, the scheme was organized by a local entrepreneur who ran two companies involved in the supply of computer equipment. It was through these firms that he twice attempted to obtain budget funds by supplying the customer with goods that did not meet the stated technical requirements.
The businessman made his first attempt during the procurement of 150 monitors for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, worth 900,000 hryvnias. After winning the tender, one of his companies supplied equipment that did not meet the technical specifications outlined in the tender documentation.
Additionally, Russian-language labeling was found on the monitor casings, indicating that they were intended for the Russian market. As a result, the contract was terminated.
However, the entrepreneur did not abandon his plan. To participate in the procurement again, he used another company under his control and once more offered goods that met the requirements only on paper. After winning the tender, a contract worth 999,999 hryvnias was signed, and the equipment was delivered.
The perpetrator failed to complete the scheme a second time. During an inspection, law enforcement officials identified numerous discrepancies between the delivered equipment and the procurement terms. The violations were confirmed by the findings of forensic examinations and experts from the State Audit Service.
Based on the evidence gathered, investigators notified the entrepreneur of his status as a suspect under Part 2 of Article 15 and Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—completed attempted embezzlement of another person’s property through abuse of official position on an especially large scale.
The penalty under this article provides for up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property and deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
The Podil District Prosecutor’s Office of Kyiv is overseeing the criminal proceedings, according to the Kyiv Police.
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