SBI: Ex-Chairman of Ukrenergo detained on suspicion of embezzling state enterprise funds
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) reported suspicion to a Lviv businessman and detained the former Board Chairman of Ukrenergo on suspicion of embezzling the state enterprise funds.
On Tuesday, the SBI reported on its Telegram channel that, "under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office, it had reported suspicion to a Lviv businessman and detained the former Board Chairman of Ukrenergo on suspicion of fraudulent appropriation of NPC Ukrenergo funds."
The department noted that the scheme was organized by "a Lviv businessman whom the SBI had previously exposed for purchasing over UAH 1 billion worth of low-quality clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
According to the Bureau, in 2018, during tenders for reconstructing the external fences of substations in the Southern and Western energy systems, the official conspired with representatives of a private company.
At that time, he held the position of Deputy Director of Investments at the State Enterprise Ukrenergo, the SBI reports.
"Two contracts were signed by the parties for a total amount exceeding UAH 68 million. The state enterprise then transferred over UAH 13.7 million in advance payments to the contractor, which the perpetrators appropriated," the Bureau emphasizes.
The SBI report does not specify the names of the defendants. They are Volodymyr Kudrytsky, the former head of Ukrenergo, and Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych.