While serving as the head of the payroll group at the gas company JSC "Chernivtsihaz," the man had access to accounting programs and the "Client-Bank" system.

According to the investigation, he intentionally entered false information into payment and financial documents, artificially inflated the amounts of accruals, and ensured the transfer of the company's funds to his own bank accounts, which he subsequently used for personal needs (Part 5 of Article 191, Part 2 of Article 366, Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).   

In this way, from January 2022 to September 2024, the official illegally transferred nearly 6 million UAH to himself in the form of salary, bonuses, vacation pay, and sick leave.

Currently, this criminal proceeding is being heard in court.

In addition, under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office, the man has been notified of suspicion in another episode of money laundering obtained through criminal means (Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Using a similar scheme, he transferred over 1.3 million UAH of the company's funds to his own bank accounts.

He withdrew the received funds and spent them on personal needs, including at casinos and betting companies.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department of the Bureau of Economic Security in the Chernivtsi region with operational support from the Cybercrime Prevention Department in the Chernivtsi region and the Security Service of Ukraine in the Chernivtsi region.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.