In Dnipropetrovsk region, city council officials and contractors will be tried for losses amounting to 3.5 million hryvnias
Operatives from the Strategic Investigations Department in Dnipropetrovsk region, together with regional police investigators, established facts of illegal activity in two criminal proceedings related to the repair of municipal infrastructure in Dnipro.
In the first case, the relevant department of the Dnipro City Council entered into a contract with a contractor to perform repairs on a drainage collector. When drawing up the reports on the construction work performed, officials of the contractor company entered false data on the use of special equipment and the removal of construction waste. As a result, the losses amounted to UAH 1.5 million.
In the second case, the same department of the Dnipro City Council signed contracts with three companies for the maintenance of motorways, as well as for the maintenance and routine repair of drainage facilities in the city of Dnipro.
When drawing up the reports on the work performed, false information was entered into the documents, overstating the use of equipment and the work performed by approximately 20 per cent. The funds were then transferred in non-cash form through a number of controlled companies.
The losses from the activities of the organised group in this case amounted to UAH 2 million. The total amount of established losses in two criminal proceedings amounted to UAH 3.5 million.
The pre-trial investigation has been completed. Under the procedural guidance of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, the indictments have been sent to court.
The case involves two city council officials, two directors of contracting companies, an accountant and an engineer of a municipal enterprise.
They are charged under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for the appropriation, embezzlement or acquisition of property through abuse of official position, as well as under Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding official forgery.
The sanctions of these articles provide for punishment of up to 12 years' imprisonment with confiscation of property.
