At the request of detectives of the ESBU the second person involved in the case of tax evasion of UAH 767 million was ordered to take a preventive measure in the form of a bail amounting to more than UAH 121 million.

He is suspected of tax evasion, legalization of proceeds of crime and official forgery.

The suspect is the head of one of the companies under the control of a known converter. According to preliminary information, the "king of embezzlement" coordinated the criminal activities of enterprises while abroad.

As the employees of the ESBU established the mentioned enterprises for a long time avoided paying taxes, provided illegal services mainly to large retail chains and other economic entities.

The total amount of losses which has already been confirmed by the conducted forensic and economic examinations amounts to UAH 767 million. However according to the estimates of the Bureau's analysts the volume of VAT financial transactions of this group of companies for 2020-2023 is UAH 21 billion.

Currently measures are being taken to establish the final amount of damages caused to the budget.

The pre-trial investigation under part 3 of Art. 212, Part 3 of Art. 209, Part 2 of Art. 28 part 1 of Art. 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine continues. Procedural management is carried out by prosecutors of the General Prosecutor's Office.