Theft of wheat worth UAH 23 million: two suspects

On 31 August 2023, NABU and SAPO served charges on the former director of the State Enterprise "Research Farm "Proskurivka" of the VM Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine and the director of a private enterprise of misappropriation of agricultural products of the state enterprise worth over UAH 22.9 million.

According to the investigation, between July and August 2018, suspects seized winter and spring wheat with a total weight of more than 5,000 tonnes, owned by the state enterprise. The grain was subsequently transported to elevators and sold out to other entrepreneurs.

To conceal the crime, the suspects entered into fictitious contracts under which the state enterprise allegedly transferred winter and spring wheat with a total weight of more than 5,000 tonnes to a private enterprise for storage.

A forensic economic examination concluded that the value of the grain seized by the accomplices was nearly UAH 22.9 million.

Their actions fall under:

• the former director of the State Enterprise "Research Farm "Proskurivka" of the VM Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine – Part 5 Art. 191, Part 1 Art. 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine;
• the director of a private enterprise – Part 3 Art. 27, Part 5 Art. 191, Part 3 Art. 27, Part 1 Art. 366, Part 2 Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The investigation is ongoing.