Director of a company to be tried in Odesa for misappropriation of salaries

More than UAH 875,000 intended for salaries disappeared after a visit to the bank. The head of the company will be tried in Odesa on suspicion of misappropriation of funds.

This was reported by the Center for Public Investigations.

The director of SUN TECH PARADISE is in the dock, accused of misappropriating the company's funds on a particularly large scale. According to the YouControl system, the company is owned by Andriy Kovalenko and Oleksandr Bozhko, and since 2016 it has been headed by Natalia Kryzhanivska. At the same time, the case file refers to the suspect in the masculine gender.

The investigation found that on January 16, 2023, the head of the company came to a branch of FUIB and withdrew cash from the company's account.

The money was intended to pay salaries, but, according to the investigation, after receiving it, he did not deposit it into the cash register but used it at his own discretion. As a result, the company suffered losses in the amount of UAH 874,811.

The defense, in turn, pointed to significant deficiencies in the indictment. In particular, the document does not specify who exactly applied to the bank for the cash withdrawal, and there is no accurate information about the time of receipt of the funds. In addition, the wording "criminal intent" does not meet the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The defense lawyer insisted on returning the indictment to the prosecutor, but the prosecutor objected, considering the document to be properly drafted.

The court, having heard both sides, denied the defense's motion and scheduled the case for consideration on the merits. The first hearing is scheduled for April 10, 2026. It is also noted that the defendant did not appear at the preparatory hearing.

Also in April, in Odesa, law enforcement officers exposed a possible scheme to embezzle budget funds during the restoration of the historic building of the Ukrainian Theater. The head of the contracting company, founded by Odesa Regional Council member Vadym Teplitskyi, is suspected of falsifying documents and misappropriating money. The court remanded her in custody.

Анна Бальчінос