The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) granted the lawsuit of the prosecutor of the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) to recognise the assets of the family of the former head of the department for combating money laundering of the Main Directorate of the State Tax Service (STS) in Sumy Oblast as unsubstantiated.
The lawsuit was filed based on the materials of lifestyle monitoring conducted by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), data from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), and evidence independently gathered by the prosecutor.
This concerns assets with a total value of over UAH 7 million: a Lexus RX 350 worth UAH 3.1 million and four real estate properties (three apartments and a parking space) valued at UAH 3.9 million.
During the lifestyle monitoring, the NACP established signs of these assets being acquired without confirmation by lawful income. An analysis of the income and expenses of the official, his family members, as well as the individuals in whose names the property was registered, showed that they did not have sufficient lawful income to purchase it.
In particular, the car was purchased and registered in his own name in 2023 by a friend of the former official. However, the tax official's wife actually used the car from day one.
Three apartments and a parking space, purchased between 2020 and 2023, were registered in the name of the former official's mother-in-law, although her lawful income also did not allow for the purchase of such property.
The court recognised the assets as unsubstantiated and ruled to forfeit them to the state budget through civil confiscation.
The HACC decision may be appealed within 30 days of the date the full text of the court decision is finalised.
As a reminder, the HACC previously recognised over UAH 6.7 million worth of assets of a former National Police official as unsubstantiated.
