According to the investigation, upon learning about the allocation of budget funds for the arrangement of a shelter in one of the schools in Sumy, the director of a limited liability company devised a scheme to appropriate them. He involved four other business entities in the criminal activity. One of them, in particular, facilitated the conclusion of a direct contract with the school director. The other two were responsible for the procurement of equipment and the execution of works. Their fifth accomplice ensured the documentation reflected inflated costs of the purchased equipment and the volumes of work performed.

According to the experts' conclusions, the group members significantly inflated the cost of the exhaust system and also substantially increased the volumes and costs of the construction works performed.

In this way, the group members appropriated 505 thousand UAH of budget funds.

Under the procedural guidance of the Sumy District Prosecutor's Office, they have been notified of suspicion for the appropriation of someone else's property through abuse of office (Part 3 of Article 27, Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Currently, the issue of choosing preventive measures in the form of detention for the suspects is being resolved.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the investigative department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Sumy region in cooperation with the State Bureau of Investigation in the Sumy 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 guilty verdict of the court.