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Seizure of 95 million hryvnias of “Ukrzaliznytsia”: members of the organized group were informed of suspicions

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Liza Brovko
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Detectives of the National Anti-corruption Bureau (NABU) declared the suspicion to the members of an organized group, which the law enforcement officers consider to be involved in the embezzlement of 94.8 million hryvnias from “Ukrzaliznytsia”.

The press service of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutorʼs Office (SAP) writes about this.

NABU and SAP recently exposed an organized group that bought transformers for “Ukrzaliznytsia” at inflated prices during martial law.

Seven members of the group were informed about the suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of someone elseʼs property. Their positions are indicated at the time of the crime (from June to December 2022):

The investigation revealed that the supply of transformers was at an inflated cost, as the group ensured that there were no competitors with better prices by means of a letter from the Security Service of Ukraine "Regarding Threats to State Security". At the same time, the connections of the company that "won" the tender and its controller with Russia were ignored.

According to information from Slovo i Dilo sources, the organizer of the group is Artem Shilo, a former freelance adviser to the Presidentʼs Office.