NABU and SAPO exposed a large-scale scheme of embezzlement during the procurement of materials for the needs of the defense sector
Anti-corruption authorities, together with the SBU department in the Dnipropetrovsk region exposed a scheme for embezzling funds during the purchase of materials for the needs of the defense sector. According to the investigation, the suspicion was reported to the first deputy director of one of the well-known state-owned defense enterprises, the head of the structural unit of this enterprise, and the director of a private supplier company.
“Under the procedural guidance of the SAPO prosecutor, NABU detectives reported the suspicion to the first deputy director of one of the world-famous state-owned defense enterprises, the head of the structural unit of this enterprise, and the director of a private supplier company, who were exposed for embezzlement during the purchase of materials to meet the needs of the defense sector,” the statement said. prosecutor’s office.
According to information from law enforcement agencies, this concerns the Southern Machine-Building Plant. Among the suspects, in particular, is the first deputy general director, Konstantin Zavgorodny. According to law enforcement officials, the structural material was planned to be used for mass production of weapons and ammunition for the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
The investigation believes that in April 2022, the company was supposed to purchase aluminum rolled products, but they decided to seize part of the funds allocated for this purchase due to artificially inflating the cost of the products. According to law enforcement officials, the head of the plant’s structural unit and the director of the supplier company were involved in the scheme.
Although the supplier company was ready to sell the products at market price, the price in the commercial offer was increased at the request of officials, and the goods were sold for about a third more.
As a result, according to the investigation, the state-owned enterprise suffered losses of over 19 million hryvnias. Law enforcement officers also believe that the participants in the scheme later converted these funds into cash.
The actions of the first deputy director of the plant were qualified under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The head of the plant’s structural unit and the director of the company are charged with Part 5 of Article 27 and Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
