NABU uncovers scheme of embezzlement of Ukrenergo funds worth almost UAH 60 million. PHOTOS

The NABU, SAPO and SSU uncovered a scheme to embezzle almost UAH 60 million from Ukrenergo.

This was reported by the press service of the NABU, Censor.NET reports.

"In April 2022, the former deputy chairman of the Kharkiv Regional Council (at that time a deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council) created an organised group to seize electricity from the United Energy System of Ukraine and legalise the proceeds from its sale.

He involved the head of a private company as an executor and its founder as an accomplice, while he himself was an investor in the company," the statement said.

The group members purchased three companies with electricity supply licences in advance. In June 2022, they received electricity from the United Energy System of Ukraine and transferred it to the controlled company for sale to end consumers.

At the same time, the financial responsibility for the electricity received fell on the aforementioned shell companies.

"NPC Ukrenergo never received the funds received from the sale of electricity. In order to conceal the source of the funds, they were transferred to the accounts of financial companies under the guise of loan repayment. The financial companies transferred the funds to other controlled companies for a fee of 0.5% of the transferred amount, which withdrew them to the account of a non-resident company registered in the Republic of Bulgaria.

As a result of the scheme, NPC Ukrenergo suffered losses in the amount of UAH 58.44 million," the NABU added.

Currently, 3 people have been served with a notice of suspicion:

the former deputy chairman, former deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council (Article 27(3)(5) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, Article 191(3)(5), Article 27(3)(3) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
to a director of a private company (under Part 5 of Article 191, Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
to the founder of a private company (under part 5 of Article 27, part 5 of Article 191 of Ukraine).