Site Znay.ua On September 13, 2016, a man named Gusev was arrested in Kyiv for attempting to pay a $70 bribe in exchange for facilitating the appointment of Anatoliy Bondar, a member of the Vinnytsia elite and fellow countryman of Volodymyr Groysman, to the post of head of the State Forestry Agency. However, Prosecutor General's Office investigators foiled the deal and detained the so-called intermediary.
Bondar has headed the Vinnytsia Regional Forestry Department for 10 years. A meeting of the commission to appoint the head of the State Forestry Agency is scheduled for September 20, 2016. Seventeen candidates submitted their candidacies for the position. However, according to Znay.ua, Mr. Bondar found workarounds and, using his connections in the Groysman government (Read more: Volodymyr Groysman: Dark Spots in the Biography of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada), and also, with the help of a bribe of $150 thousand, is trying to take the position of head of the State Forestry Agency without competition.
Anatoly Bondar, according to information published in several media outlets, is one of the most influential people in Vinnytsia. He organizes paid bison hunts in the region and also owns several businesses, including the Berezino Estate Hotel and the Doctor Goodwin Restaurant.
Read more: Volodymyr Groysman: Dark Spots in the Biography of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada
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