During the investigation, the official tried to get rid of some of the money by throwing two bags of $500 thousand out the window.
Law enforcement officials exposed the head of the Khmelnytsky Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise (MSEC) and her son, who holds a senior position in the regional administration of the Pension Fund, for illegal enrichment. During the searches, they found almost $6 million in cash alone in different currencies. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on Friday, October 4.
The searches of officials were carried out as part of criminal proceedings on the illegal registration of disabilities for men trying to avoid military service.
Thus, the head of the MSEC was found to have 100 thousand dollars in her office, a number of fake medical documents, and lists of draft dodgers with names and fictitious diagnoses.
More than $5.2 million, 300 thousand euros, more than 5 million UAH, branded jewelry and jewelry were found at the officials’ homes.
“Law enforcement officers found money in almost every corner of the apartment – in closets, drawers, niches. Documents were also seized confirming the illegal activities of officials and their money laundering through various business projects,” the SBI said.
During the investigation, the official tried to get rid of some of the money by throwing two bags containing half a million dollars through the window.
Law enforcement officers also discovered that the family of officials owns a considerable fortune.
“They own 30 real estate properties in Khmelnitsky, Lviv and Kyiv, 9 luxury cars, corporate rights worth UAH 48 million, a hotel and restaurant complex of almost 3 thousand square meters. m in one of the parks of Khmelnitsky. Abroad, they own real estate in Austria, Spain and Turkey. The family also “accumulated” almost $2.3 million in foreign currency accounts,” the report says.
It was established that the leaders did not include all this condition in their annual declarations of persons authorized to perform state functions.
Officials are being prepared for suspicion of fraud committed on a particularly large scale or by an organized group, legalization of property obtained by criminal means, by prior conspiracy by a group of persons on a large scale, declaring false information and illegal enrichment (Part 5 of Article 190, Part 2 of Art. 209, part 2, article 366-2, article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the articles provides for imprisonment for up to 12 years with confiscation of all property.
The pre-trial investigation continues. Investigators are identifying a number of other officials and family members who may be involved in these crimes.
Earlier on Friday, it was reported that the SBU detained businessmen who had earned more than 40 million hryvnia from draft dodgers. During the searches, more than 1,000 medical certificates and military registration documents and 250 seals were found.
Let us remind you that in Odessa, a TCC official made millions from draft dodgers. He unauthorizedly interfered with the operation of the electronic database of the Oberig registry of military personnel and “corrected” data regarding 138 people.