In the Lviv region, a former director of a state enterprise is suspected of embezzling budget funds.
It was established that the suspect, abusing his official position, caused the enterprise to incur losses amounting to over 800 thousand hryvnias. In August 2022, he entered into a contract with a private company for the storage of over 1370 tons of winter wheat grain. In October of the same year, the grain was sold to a private company, as confirmed by the act signed by all parties involved.
In 2024, the storage company filed a lawsuit demanding payment for storing wheat in the amount of over one million hryvnias. In reality, the debt was approximately 200 thousand hryvnias. The acting director admitted the claim and transferred one million hryvnias to the storage company’s account, which was 800 thousand more than the actual debt amount.
The perpetrator was exposed by police investigators in cooperation with SBU operatives in the Lviv region. The former director has been notified of suspicion of committing a crime under part 4 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of five to eight years.