Based on materials from a full declaration verification conducted by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), officers of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have notified a former head of a district Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCR) in the Lviv region of suspicion of knowingly submitting false declarations.
Following the full verification, the NACP identified signs of submitting false information totalling over UAH 4.5 million in the declaration for 2024.
Specifically, the former official failed to declare property rights to an apartment in a new building in Lviv valued at over UAH 1.8 million, registered under his wife's name.
Additionally, the former official significantly inflated the declared amount of his own cash savings. He declared UAH 2.5 million in cash, whereas according to documentarily confirmed income, he could have accumulated no more than UAH 684 thousand.
Furthermore, he stated in his declaration that his wife held cash assets of USD 40 thousand and UAH 376 thousand. However, the verification established that her income from confirmed sources allowed her to accumulate no more than USD 20, thousand and UAH 376 thousand.
Thus, the total amount of false information exceeds UAH 4.5 million.
The former official is charged with intentionally submitting knowingly false information in a declaration, which constitutes a criminal offence under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by officers of the SBI Territorial Office in Lviv under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Specialized Prosecution Service in Military and Defence Sphere of the Western Region.
For reference, under Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the intentional submission of knowingly false information by a declarant, if such information differs from true figures by an amount ranging from 150 to 750 living wages for able-bodied persons, is punishable by a fine, community service, restriction of liberty, or imprisonment for up to two years, with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.
