ARMA officials sent to court for embezzlement of $400,000
7 August 2024 06:06
A case against former officials of the Asset Recovery and Management Agency has been sent to court on charges of embezzling nearly $400,000. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
The suspects include the former acting head of the ARMA, his deputy and head of the Asset Management Department, and two lawyers (positions indicated at the time of the crime).
As part of the pre-trial investigation conducted by NABU detectives, it was established that in August-December 2020, the above-mentioned persons illegally seized funds in the amount of USD 398 thousand, which were transferred to the management of the ARMA. The funds were transferred to the management of the ARMA. These funds were seized and arrested during a search in the framework of criminal proceedings and subsequently transferred to the management of the ARMA in accordance with a court decision.
“It turned out that the persons forged a court decision to cancel the seizure of the funds and subsequently transferred the funds to the bank account of an individual who had nothing to do with the money, subsequently distributing the transferred money among themselves,” the prosecutor’s office said.
The actions of the persons are qualified on the grounds of a crime under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The actions of one of the lawyers are qualified under Part 3 of Article 27, Part 5 of Article 191, Part 4 of Article 190, Part 2 of Article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The materials in relation to the individual have been separated into a separate criminal proceeding.
