Prosecutors in Sumy region have submitted an indictment to the court against an individual entrepreneur who embezzled 2 million 591 thousand UAH of budget funds. His actions have been classified as misappropriation and embezzlement of someone else's property, official forgery, and use of a knowingly forged document, as well as legalization of income (Part 5 of Article 191, Part 1 of Article 366, Part 4 of Article 358, Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

In 2023, the KP "Krolevetsvodokanal" of the Krolevets City Council and the entrepreneur signed a contract for the energy modernization of the city water intake station and water supply system.

The entrepreneur initially created and signed false documentation, inflating the cost of incomplete work by 553 thousand UAH. Additionally, instead of the emergency repair workshop stipulated in the contract, he purchased a regular cargo van, spending 2 million 38 thousand UAH on it. Part of the embezzled funds was later legalized by the entrepreneur, using them in his own business activities.

The pre-trial investigation has been completed by investigators of police station No. 1 (Krolevets) of the Konotop District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Sumy region in cooperation with employees of the Security Service of Ukraine in Sumy region under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor's office.