Former judge charged with enriching himself by 114 million: what is known

According to НАЗК: The State Bureau of Investigation has completed the pre-trial investigation into the case of the former Deputy Head of the Higher Commercial Court based on the materials of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention. The ex-official is suspected of illegal enrichment and legalization of assets acquired through criminal means, totaling over 114 million hryvnias. The indictment will be sent to court.

During the monitoring of the official's lifestyle, signs of illegal enrichment of over 114 million hryvnias were uncovered. The National Agency on Corruption Prevention analyzed income and expenses and concluded that it was impossible to acquire the mentioned assets through legal income.

Organization of the illegal income legalization scheme

The investigation proved that the suspect organized an illegal scheme to legalize income through fictitious enterprises and unverifiable income. These funds were used to acquire assets to make their origin legal.

The former deputy head of the Higher Commercial Court is suspected of a number of criminal offenses, including participation in a criminal organization, receiving bribes, illegal enrichment, and organizing the legalization of property.

Sanctions provide for up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. More details on the National Agency on Corruption Prevention website.

As a result of the pre-trial investigation, the former deputy head of the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine is suspected of illegal enrichment and legalization of criminally obtained assets amounting to over 114 million hryvnias. It was also established that the suspect organized an illegal scheme for income legalization through fictitious enterprises and artificially inflated the volume of his property. According to the law, he faces up to 12 years in prison with the confiscation of property.