The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, is investigating and documenting the illegal activities of a group of companies controlled by Serhiy Kurchenko, the main financier of Viktor Yanukovych's "family," as reported by the SBU press service. The investigation, conducted on March 11, 2014, is based on elements of crimes under Part 4 of Article 190, Part 5 of Article 191, Part 2 of Article 205, Part 1 of Article 255, Part 2 of Article 364, and Part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
During the investigation, law enforcement officials have already discovered that Kurchenko's criminal organization has caused damage to the state in the amount of approximately 5 billion hryvnia.
"An investigative task force composed of SBU and GPU officers is building an evidence base regarding the illegal supply of equipment at inflated prices to state-owned enterprises NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy, PJSC Ukrtransgaz, and PJSC DAT Chornomornaftogaz by companies affiliated with S.V. Kurchenko; the illegal sale of liquefied gas through commercial entities controlled by S.V. Kurchenko; the conclusion of fictitious agreements with Gaz Ukraine 2020 LLC for the supply of petroleum products; the misappropriation of refinancing funds from the National Bank of Ukraine, and the like. As part of the case, approximately 550 individuals have been questioned, over 100 searches have been conducted, personal accounts, movable and immovable property worth over 1,2 billion rubles have been seized, and four individuals suspected of committing crimes have been arrested. Eleven suspects have been charged with the crimes, and pretrial detention and house arrest have been imposed. These include Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) B.V. Prikhodko, former Deputy Governor of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration V.G. Dulub, and former Deputy Governor of the Kyiv Regional State Administration V.M. Maksymenko. The main defendant in the case, S. Kurchenko, has been charged with the crimes, and pretrial detention has been imposed. Law enforcement agencies are now taking steps to detain S. Kurchenko, who is on the international wanted list. According to available information, he is hiding in Russia, where he acquired Russian citizenship in violation of Ukrainian law. "In the near future, witnesses and suspects involved in the case will be questioned, temporary access to documents and personal belongings will be granted, a number of searches will be conducted, and the property and assets of the main defendants will be seized to ensure compensation for the damages incurred by their actions. The materials on the identified criminal incidents, along with the approved indictments, will be submitted to the court," the SBU press service said in a statement.
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