In Khmelnytsky region, head of the State Expert Commission and her son earned $6 million on evaders

4 October 14:36
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Law enforcement officers exposed the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Centre for Medical and Social Expertise (MSEK) and her son, who holds a senior position in the regional Pension Fund, for illegal enrichment. During the searches, almost $6 million in cash in various currencies was found on their person. This was reported by Komersant UkrainianKomersant Ukrainian with reference to the State Bureau of Investigation.

The searches of the officials were conducted as part of criminal proceedings regarding the illegal registration of disability for men trying to avoid military service.

Thus, the head of the MSEC had $100,000, a number of forged medical documents, and lists of evaders with names and fictitious diagnoses in her office.

Over $5.2 million, 300,000 euros, over UAH 5 million, branded jewellery and valuables were found at the officials’ homes.

“Law enforcement officers found money in the apartment in almost every corner – in wardrobes, drawers, niches. They also seized documents confirming the illegal activities of the officials and their money laundering through various business projects,” the SBI said.

During the investigation, the official tried to get rid of some of the money by throwing two bags with half a million dollars out the window.

Law enforcement officers also found that the officials’ family has considerable wealth.

“They own 30 properties in Khmelnytskyi, Lviv and Kyiv, 9 luxury cars, corporate rights worth UAH 48 million, a hotel and restaurant complex of almost 3,000 square metres in one of the parks in Khmelnytskyi. Abroad, they own real estate in Austria, Spain and Turkey. The family has also “accumulated” almost $2.3 million in foreign currency accounts,” the statement said.

It has been established that the executives did not include all these assets in their annual declarations of persons authorised to perform state functions.

The officials are being served suspicion notices of fraud committed on a particularly large scale or by an organised group, legalisation of the proceeds of crime by prior conspiracy on a large scale, declaration of false information and illicit enrichment (Article 190(5), Article 209(2), Article 366-2, Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the articles provides for imprisonment for up to 12 years with confiscation of all property.

Остафійчук Ярослав
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