Yacht worth EUR 5.5 million seized in Italy in case of ex-head of SPFU
18 January 01:37
A premium yacht worth 5.5 million euros was arrested in Italy in the case of the criminal organization of the former head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, Dmytro Sennichenko. This was reported by the SAPO press service, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
“Thanks to the coordinated actions of the joint investigation team, which includes representatives of Ukraine, Austria and France, the search for and seizure of assets of members of the criminal organization headed by the former head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine continues,” the statement said.
In particular, as part of the work of this joint investigation team, Italian law enforcement officers arrested a premium yacht of one of the leaders of the criminal organization in the State Property Fund of Ukraine, worth up to EUR 5.5 million.
Earlier, within the framework of the same joint investigation team, the French side seized the suspects’ real estate worth approximately EUR 6.5 million, and Austrian law enforcement officers seized luxury cars and valuables.
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In May 2024, the HACCU arrested Sennichenko in absentia in the case of embezzlement of state-owned companies.
What is known about Sennichenko’s case
on March 22, 2023, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed a criminal group headed by former Head of the State Property Fund Dmytro Sennychenko. The criminals illegally seized over UAH 500 million of state-owned enterprises’ funds.
Sennichenko and his nine accomplices were served with a notice of suspicion.
It should be noted that in April 2023, Dmytro Sennichenko was put on the wanted list. Initially, he was suspected of creating a criminal organization and embezzling more than UAH 500 million from Odesa Port Plant JSC and United Mining and Chemical Company JSC.
As you know, Sennichenko has been the head of the SPFU since September 19, 2019, and he wrote a letter of resignation in November 2021. The Verkhovna Rada accepted his resignation only in February 2022.
According to media reports, after his dismissal, Sennichenko moved to Spain, and a number of other defendants in the case live in Austria.
