Tyachiv businessmen-scammers, who appropriated nearly 130,000 UAH, will be judged

Prosecutors sent to court the criminal proceeding against Tyachiv district entrepreneurs, who seized almost 130,000 UAH of budget funds

The Prosecutors of Transcarpathian region submitted to the court the criminal proceeding against four Tyachiv entrepreneurs who arbitrarily seized budget funds totaling over 130,000 UAH.

According to Iryna Popovich, the deputy head of the department of procedural control during the conduct of the preliminary investigation by the police and support of the state prosecution of the prosecution office in Transcarpathian region, four businessmen from Tyachiv district entered into an agreement with the district hospital, according to which they undertook to perform the reconstruction of the first floor of obstetrical and gynecological department and repair of the X-ray room. However, being aware that the company can not perform those works professionally, they indicated in the documents false information intentionally raising the cost and scope of construction work in amount of almost 130,000 UAH.

Thus, the "smart" entrepreneurs committed criminal offenses under Part 3 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (misappropriation, embezzlement, or obtaining of funds through abuse of office), Part 1 of Art. 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (forgery) and Part 1 of Art. 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, sale or use of forged documents, seals, stamps).

"Also, the prosecutor’s office, as part of this criminal proceeding, appealed to the court with a claim for compensation for material damages caused to the state as represented by the Department of Health of Tyachiv District State Administration by the criminal acts of the accused" – the prosecutor concluded.

Source – Press office of the prosecutors in Transcarpathian region