Corruption scheme worth millions: MSEC official and her son from Pension Fund of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region are under investigation
Under the procedural guidance of the prosecutors of the General Prosecutor’s Office, a large-scale was exposed scheme of illegal enrichment, in which the head of the regional center of medical and social expertise (MSEK) and her son, a high-ranking official of the regional Pension Fund administration, participated.
As part of the investigation into the illegal registration of disability for men who sought to avoid mobilization, law enforcement officers conducted searches in the offices and residences of the suspects. 100,000 US dollars, fake medical documents and lists of people who tried to avoid the draft with fake diagnoses were found in the office of the head of the MSEK.
During the searches of the residences of the officials, law enforcement officers seized an impressive amount of cash: more than 5.2 million US dollars, 300 thousand euros, more than 5 million hryvnias, as well as expensive jewelry and branded products. Documents testifying to money laundering through various business projects were discovered.
In particular, during the searches, the head of MSEK tried to get rid of part of the cash by throwing two bags with half a million dollars through the window. The law enforcement officers also established that the family owns 30 real estate objects in Khmelnytskyi, Lviv and Kyiv, 9 luxury cars, corporate rights worth 48 million hryvnias, as well as a hotel and restaurant complex with an area of almost 3,000 square meters in Khmelnytskyi. Abroad, they own real estate in Austria, Spain and Turkey, and have accumulated almost 2.3 million dollars in foreign accounts.
These assets were not included in the mandatory declarations, which is a serious violation of the law. The investigation is ongoing and other individuals who may be involved in this scheme are being identified.
The issue of announcing suspicions of fraud in particularly large amounts, legalization of criminally obtained property, declaration of false information and illegal enrichment is being resolved. The pre-trial investigation is conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
