Mykolaiv region exposes booking scheme through national park

The former director of the Svyatoslav Biloberezhzhzhya National Nature Park in Mykolaiv region has been served with a notice of suspicion of abuse of office and obstruction of the Armed Forces.

According to the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the former head of the park is suspected of embezzling budget funds and organizing a fictitious employment scheme.

According to the investigation, he hired a person who did not actually work but received a salary. According to law enforcement officers, the person transferred part of the money to the manager himself. The total amount of damage to the state exceeds UAH 440 thousand.

In addition, the investigation believes that the suspect granted unreasonable deferrals from mobilization to three men who were also falsely employed in the park. Thus, according to law enforcement officers, he obstructed the legitimate activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the special period.

The investigation is being conducted by investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation with the operational support of the Security Service of Ukraine.

If proven guilty, the former director faces 5 to 8 years in prison with a ban on holding certain positions.

Earlier, Intent wrote that in Mykolaiv, the head of a carriage depot pulled off a scheme with fictitious employment of his son to protect him from mobilization, and at the same time embezzled funds through "dead souls." The court approved the plea agreement and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment.

In January, investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine launched an investigation into a scheme to evade mobilization at railway companies. According to the investigation, the management of the depot organized a system whereby citizens received employment and documents to avoid the draft in exchange for a bribe. The official also demanded the salaries of some employees and appropriated them for himself.

Андрій Колісніченко