Vitaliy Moskalenko, former rector of Bogomolets National Medical University, has been placed under house arrest by the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv. He is accused of embezzling 4 million hryvnias.
Moskalenko is suspected of illegally awarding himself quarterly bonuses from 2010 to 2014. According to the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office, the total amount embezzled amounted to 4 million hryvnias. If found guilty, under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, he faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Vitaly Moskalenko previously held high positions in the Ministry of Health. From 1998 to 2002, he served as deputy, first deputy, and finally minister of health. Since September 2003, he has served as rector of Bogomolets University. This position is currently held by Ekaterina Amosova, daughter of the renowned physician Nikolai Amosov.
As previously reported, a Ministry of Health commission audited the financial activities of Bogomolets National Medical University over the past three years. The audit revealed that former Rector Vitaliy Moskalenko misappropriated at least 56 million hryvnias. Of this amount, almost 22 million hryvnias were lost in student stipends. And almost 254 hryvnias were spent on flowers. Moskalenko purchased bouquets for former Health Minister Raisa Bogatireva alone for 29 hryvnias.
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