ESBU case: construction company director sentenced over UAH 3 million in fictitious acts

 Based on materials, a detective of the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine in the Odesa region has delivered a verdict against the director of a construction company. The contractor forged documents regarding the alleged supply of building materials for shoreline reinforcement works in the village of Fontanka.

During the pre-trial investigation, detectives established that the company was awarded a contract for the reconstruction and landscaping of the Black Sea coast worth over UAH 15 million. Following the signing of the agreement, an advance payment of UAH 3 million was transferred from the local budget to the contractor's accounts.

The director subsequently prepared fictitious documents for the supply of materials that were never actually purchased or delivered. These forged acts served as the basis for settling payments for the performed works.

After a change in the village council’s leadership, the contract with the company was terminated, and the advance funds were returned. However, the council chair later signed a new contract with a different enterprise, which was controlled by the previous contractor.

Based on the evidence collected, the construction company director was served a notice of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (issuing deliberately false official documents by an official).

The court found him guilty and imposed a fine, along with a three-year ban on holding positions involving administrative or executive functions at enterprises of any form of ownership.