Since the beginning of 2024, detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine have recovered more than UAH 1 billion in criminal proceedings sent to court.

The pre-trial investigation was completed, and 113 cases were sent to court. Of these, 7 criminal proceedings concerned offenses committed by organized criminal groups of 27 people.

As part of the criminal investigations, 177 people were served suspicion notices this year.

In particular, in Mukachevo, the ESBU detectives uncovered an underground fuel production facility. A group of people organized illegal activities at a small oil refinery. The uncertified fuel was sold through controlled petrol stations. So far, the ESBU has served 5 participants in the criminal scheme with a notice of suspicion.

The case against the CEO, his deputy, and the chief accountant of one of Ukraine's largest tobacco distributors was sent to court.

They organized a scheme to sell tobacco products to companies with signs of fictitiousness for cash. Such actions led to tax evasion and money laundering on a large scale, causing the budget to over UAH 1.6 billion in losses.

A case of tax evasion by a well-known Lviv restaurant holding was also brought to court. Its employees received their salaries in two parts: one was official, and the other was unofficial, paid according to shadow registers. In this way, the company evaded taxes. As a result of the pre-trial investigation, detectives of the Lviv region secured over UAH 13.4 million to the state budget.

As a reminder, in 2023, the ESBU detectives secured UAH 2.2 billion in budgetary reimbursement in all criminal proceedings, including UAH 544 million in completed criminal proceedings.