Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau served another suspicion of misappropriation of property to the former acting first deputy Chairman of the Board of Ukrtatnafta (2019-2022).

Detectives of the ESBU established new facts of offenses committed by officials of the oil refining company.

Through the network of main oil pipelines, they illegally moved more than 72 thousand tons of crude oil from customs warehouses to the territory of the refinery for further production of light oil products. The fuel was then sold without being reflected in accounting and tax records. The estimated value of the products is over UAH 2 billion.

The suspect is currently in custody. Investigative actions are ongoing, the full range of company officials involved in the illegal activity is being established.

As previously reported, the BES detectives served a notice of suspicion to the former acting First Deputy Chairman of the Board of PJSC Ukrtatnafta of deliberate excise tax evasion for January-February 2022 by almost UAH 1.3 billion. Also, the former chief accountant of an oil refining company was served a notice of suspicion of intentional evasion of excise tax for the month of 2022 in the amount of over UAH 605 million.

Detectives of the ESBU have already secured UAH 605 million in compensation in the criminal proceedings. The funds have already been transferred to the state budget.

As a reminder, detectives of the Economic Security Bureau together with the Security Service of Ukraine exposed large-scale schemes of misappropriation of UAH 40 billion by the former management of two of the country's largest oil companies - Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings on the grounds of criminal offenses under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion) and Part 2 of Article 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (misappropriation, disposal of property or seizure of property by abuse of office) is determined by detectives of the Main detective unit of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine with operational support of the Security Service of Ukraine and under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office.

Note: in accordance with Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven in a legal manner and established by a court verdict.