60 new investigations, 48 notices of suspicion — NABU, SAPO results in October

In October 2022, NABU launched investigations within 60 criminal cases, served 48 notices of suspicion, and filed 4 indictments regarding 11 persons. Notices of suspicion were given to:

• the former head of the Capital Construction Department of the Ministry of Defense, suspected of embezzling over UAH 18.66 million allocated for the purchase of housing for the military;
• the former head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the former head of the DPSU First Capital Development Department, and the director of a private development company, suspected of abuse of power and official position, through which the developer illegally received more than UAH 10.68 million;
• two persons, who attempted to misappropriate UAH 4.94 million during a purchase of COVID-19 PCR testing services for Ukrainian Railways staff;
• 15 persons, suspected of involvement in the adoption of the so-called "Rotterdam Plus" formula;
• the former head of the Poltava Regional State Administration, his deputy, and adviser, suspected suspicion of receiving an undue advantage and fraud;
• judge of the Kyiv District Administrative Court, suspected of non-declaration;
• the director of Izyum Instrument-Making Plant, suspected of taking UAH 2.44 million in undue advantage and a failure to declare real estate abroad;
• the former MP, suspected of illegal receipt of UAH 117.65 thousand as housing compensation;
• the former Ukrainian MP, suspected of organizing a corruption scheme that caused UAH 93.3 million in damage to JSC "Odesa Port Plant"; 
• a lawyer, who aided and abetted in securing unauthorized access to the closed section of the Unified State Register of Court Decisions in order to conceal the corruption scheme for illegal trade in seized property transferred under the management of ARMA;
• the former Ukrainian lawmaker, who attempting to bribe the mayor of Dnipro for EUR 22 million;
• the former head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, who received USD 5.5 million and more than EUR 21 million in undue advantage for VAT refunds to agricultural holding companies, and his accomplice;
• an officer of the National Police Investigative Department in the Sumy region and his accomplice, a lawyer;
• participants of the embezzlement of funds at Ukrekoresursy SE scheme;
• the former director of Ukrburshtyn state enterprise and two his accomplices suspected of corruption and forgery;
• the former chair of the board of Ukrgasbank PJSC, which illegally withdrew UAH 206 million from the financial institution;
• two participants in the corruption scheme for illegal trade in seized property transferred under the management of the Asset Recovery and Management Agency;
• the former chief engineer of the National Film Studio named after О. Dovzhenko and the ex-general director of a private company, suspected of embezzlement of over UAH 4.4 million.

In addition, the NABU Detectives completed investigations as of a number of resonant criminal proceedings. Among them there are as of the following persons:

• the deputy of the Odesa Regional Council - chairman of one of the commissions of the Regional Council, who received an illegal benefit for not interfering with the company's activities, as well as for a "guarantee" of remaining in office;
• the former executives of Ukrinmash SE, suspected of an attempt to embezzle USD 488 thousand;
• four persons, suspected of embezzlement of UAH 7.7 million of Derzhinformiust State Enterprise (SE);
• a person,  who tried to attempted bribery for almost USD 120,000 of the head of the State Inspectorate for Architecture and Urban Planning of Ukraine;
• an employee of the SSU Department of Counterintelligence Protection of the State's Information Security Interests, who was caught receiving USD 60,000 in undue advantage;
• the top management of PrivatBank suspected of embezzling over UAH 8.4 billion;

During the last month, the following cases were referred to the HACC:

• an incumbent MP of concealing assets in her e-declaration worth more than UAH 4.4 million;
• deputy of the Kyiv City Council and his accomplices, suspected of receiving UAH 1.39 million in undue advantage;
• a member of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, accused of taking USD 90,000 in undue advantage;
• three persons, suspected of misappropriation of State Reserve grain worth UAH 12 million;

In addition, in order to help citizens of Ukraine who are looking for prisoners of war, dead relatives, missing persons, including among the civilian population due to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, the National Bureau received and processed more than 14,000 appeals. It is about filling out questionnaire data, collecting primary information, data for exchange, etc.

In October, the President of Ukraine has awarded Orders of Courage of the Third Degree to five employees of the National Bureau, who took part in counter-subversive activities in the Mykolaiv region.

According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered non-guilty in the commission of a crime and cannot be subject to criminal punishment until he or she is found guilty by court.