Investigators were interested in the VIP fleet, as well as the former official's family's vacations in Monte Carlo and Miami.
This became known from the decision of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv dated April 19, 2016, posted in the Unified Register of Court Decisions.
Former Head of the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Oleksandr Yershov, has been charged with illicit enrichment. In May and June 2015, the media repeatedly reported on the lavish lifestyle of the chief traffic cop and his family.
The prosecutor's office opened the case based on media reports that close members of the Ershov family drive Lexus, Porsche Cayenne, Range Rover, and Toyota Land Cruisers, each costing approximately $100, while the official himself prefers a luxury motorcycle, which is listed in the traffic police database as a KAMAZ. Furthermore, the family owns a three-story house in Kyiv and frequently travels to luxury resorts around the world. Among the Ershov relatives' favorite vacation spots are Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monte Carlo, and Miami.
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Moreover, the Prosecutor General's Office points out that, according to his 2013 income declaration, Yershov's official income was approximately 12 hryvnias per month, while the official refused to provide information to journalists about the income of the traffic police's management for 2014.
The Prosecutor General's Office is currently investigating the official's actions under Part 2 of Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal enrichment on a large scale; punishable by up to five years in prison). At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, the court ordered PrivatBank to provide investigators with information on the movement of funds in the accounts of Yershov's family members.
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