Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine revealed the scheme of theft of oil products for $ 65 million

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced the exposure of the scheme of theft of Ukrnafta oil products for almost $ 65 million. It's from sb.by.

According to TASS, the telegram channel of the Ministry said:

NABU has revealed a large-scale scheme for the acquisition of Ukrnafta oil products and the legalization of funds from their sale. The charges were brought against four participants in the transaction – the organizer (higher level) – one of the leaders of a well-known business group that actually controlled the oil and gas sector of the Ukrainian economy; the organizer (lower level) – a shareholder of a number of companies controlled by the business group responsible for coordinating the actions of performers and concealing criminal activity; the chairman of the board and deputy chairman of the board for commercial issues of joint-stock companies controlled by the business group.

In relation to the former vice-president of Ukrnafta, a foreigner, a written notice of indictment was drawn up, the documents were sent abroad for delivery within the framework of international cooperation.

- According to the investigation, the heads of the business group developed and implemented a scheme for the acquisition of 100,000 tons of oil products worth more than UAH 2.88 billion (about $ 65 million), the NABU said. Initially, oil products were transferred to a controlled company through commission agreements. Subsequently, part was transferred to other related firms for retail and wholesale sales through a network of filling stations. The funds received were transferred to controlled companies, including abroad.

The names of the defendants were not disclosed, but Verkhovna Rada Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak in his Telegram channel indicated that, in particular, we are talking about a former member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrtatnafta Mikhail Kiperman. In June, the security service of Ukraine charged Kiperman with theft of 600 million hryvnia ($ 16.4 million). The accused is abroad. In Ukraine from the warehouse of the APU stolen products for $ 80 thousand.

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