Wealth of ex-deputy head of Odesa regional TSC was included in the anti-rating of the State Bureau of Investigation

The State Bureau of Investigation has published another list of cases against officials suspected of corruption, which the bureau has assessed as the most high-profile of the week.

According to the Center for Public Investigations, citing the SBI press service, one of these cases was the exposure of the former deputy head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Manning and Social Support for illicit enrichment and legalization of property.

According to the investigation, during 2020-2022, the official acquired assets totaling more than UAH 37.7 million and, in order to conceal the real owner, the property was registered in the names of close relatives - his wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother.

In particular, the acquisition of

• five premium cars, including Mercedes-Benz GLE 43 AMG, Mercedes-Benz GLS 350d, Mercedes-Benz V-Klasse, BMW X7 XDrive 30D, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, and Mazda CX-5 - with a total value of over UAH 12 million
• three residential buildings with land plots in Tairove village, Odesa region, with a total market value of over UAH 23 million;
• more than UAH 1.6 million, which the defendant deposited in cash through self-service terminals to his own bank account.

The official income of the official did not allow for such purchases. In addition, he organized the acquisition and use of property for which the actual circumstances indicate its criminal origin, and intentionally entered false information in the declaration for 2023.

The former official was served in absentia a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment, organization of legalization of the proceeds of crime, and declaration of false information.

The mother of the military officer's wife was also served a notice of suspicion of aiding and abetting in the legalization of the proceeds of crime and using a knowingly forged document.

Кирило Бойко