Corruption

Accountant of military unit misappropriated UAH 4 million of soldiers’ payments in Odesa region

In Odesa region, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine have served a notice of suspicion to the head of the financial and economic service of a military unit, who allowed the accountant to misappropriate UAH 4 million in payments to soldiers. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports

“In the summer of 2023, the accountant indicated his own bank account in the documentation for the payment of financial support for two months. His boss did not check the data and signed the documents on the transfer of money,”

– the report says.

As a result, the accountant illegally received UAH 4.2 million intended for payments to military personnel.

The National Police has filed an indictment against the accountant with the court. A civil lawsuit has been filed to compensate for the damage.

The SBI notified the head of the financial and economic service of suspicion of negligence in office (part 4 of Article 425 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 8 years.

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