“The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine decided to punish the former chief accountant of Ukrpatent, finding her guilty of aiding and abetting the embezzlement of over 250 million hryvnias, which was used under the guise of purchasing ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. RBC-Ukraine writes about this with reference to case No. 991/10421/25 in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions. The sentence was pronounced on November 13, 2023 after”, — write on: ua.news
The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine decided to punish the former chief accountant of Ukrpatent, finding her guilty of aiding and abetting the embezzlement of over 250 million hryvnias, which was used under the guise of purchasing ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He writes about it RBC-Ukraine with reference to case No. 991/10421/25 in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions.
The sentence was handed down on November 13, 2023, following a plea agreement.
The investigation revealed that the attackers created a criminal scheme during a full-scale invasion, in which high-ranking officials, including the general director of Ukrpatent, participated.
According to the investigation, the criminal conspiracy arose in May-June 2022 – in the first months of the full-scale invasion. The group included the general director of Ukrpatent, the acting state secretary of the Ministry of Economy, the chief accountant of the state-owned enterprise and the head of the charity organization “Breath of Mercy”.
Officials forged documents, including letters from the Ministry of Defense, and made changes to the company’s financial plan. This allowed them to transfer 250,991,939 hryvnias from the accounts of “Ukrpatent” to the account of a charitable fund, allegedly for the purchase of ballistic vests for the Armed Forces. The money that was collected as fees for actions to protect intellectual property disappeared, and the ammunition was not purchased.
The role of the chief accountant was to prepare the amended financial plan, issue payment orders and sign financial documents with a digital signature.
Among the illegal actions were forged documents, including letters from the Ministry of Defense, which allowed the transfer of money to the account of a charitable foundation. In fact, the ammunition was not purchased and the funds disappeared.
The accused pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against other participants in the scheme, and the court sentenced her to two years in prison, with a three-year disqualification from performing certain functions.
The court sentenced her to 2 years of imprisonment, with a 3-year disqualification from holding positions related to organizational-administrative or administrative-economic functions. Also, 2 plots of land in Luhansk region were confiscated.
In addition, the court satisfied the civil claim of the state enterprise “Cyfrove” (successor of the injured enterprise). More than UAH 296 million in material damage was collected from the expo garden. She must also pay the state UAH 200,000 in compensation as part of the agreement and more than UAH 80,000 for conducting examinations.
Until the sentence enters into force, the convicted person will be under a personal bond.
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