The organized criminal scheme was uncovered by prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office in collaboration with detectives of the Territorial Administration of the State Bureau of Investigation in the Chernivtsi region, with operational support from the Main Investigation Department in the Chernivtsi region.

The director of a company specializing in the transportation of hazardous goods, who is also a co-founder of a wholesale trading company for petroleum products, became involved in a criminal group whose members illegally produced and sold over 300,000 liters of low-quality fuel through a network of gas stations in the Chernivtsi region.

The accused provided logistics for the transportation of counterfeit petroleum products and conducted financial operations with income obtained through criminal means. The funds received from illegal activities were deposited into the accounts of his company and were subsequently used for personal needs and shadow salary payments.

The total amount of financial operations related to the legalization of such funds is at least 5.7 million UAH.

The actions of the individual have been classified under Part 2 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 204, Part 2 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 204, and Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — complicity in the illegal circulation of excise goods as part of an organized group and legalization of property obtained through criminal means.

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.