Non-existent garbage truck for half a million hryvnias – Lviv region: law enforcement serves official a notice of suspicion
Investigators of the Chervonohrad District Police Department jointly with operatives of the Strategic Investigations Department in Lviv region found that, under the procedural supervision of the Chervonohrad District Prosecutor’s Office, the director of a utility company misappropriated budget funds of the district centre when purchasing a garbage truck.
The utility company and a private company entered into a contract for the purchase of a garbage truck worth UAH 500,000. The money was transferred from Chervonohrad’s budget to the supplier, but the city never received the garbage truck. Despite this, the director of the municipal enterprise drew up and signed a false acceptance certificate for the goods (garbage truck), causing the local budget losses in the amount of the specified amount.
Investigators served the offender a notice of suspicion of committing criminal offences under Part 5 of Article 191 (Misappropriation, embezzlement or seizure of property through abuse of office) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and Part 1 of Article 366 (forgery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The maximum penalty provided for by the sanctions of the articles is imprisonment for up to twelve years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and confiscation of property.
The court seized the suspect’s property and will soon choose a measure of restraint.
Communication department of the Lviv regional police