According to the investigation, a citizen of Ukraine founded a public organization, which later received charitable assistance from an international organization in the amount of over 17 million UAH. During its existence, the public association almost did not carry out activities in the areas specified in its charter, and its founder, director, and their friend illegally appropriated funds that were deposited into the accounts of the legal entity.

The men transferred money to the accounts of acquaintances who were individual entrepreneurs allegedly for goods and services that were, in fact, neither supplied nor provided. Subsequently, the funds were converted into cash and distributed among the participants of the scheme. Thus, the group managed to appropriate over 1 million UAH of charitable assistance. The group members also took measures to dispose of another 6 million UAH of charitable assistance, the circumstances of which are currently being established. Law enforcement prevented the appropriation of another amount exceeding 10 million UAH by imposing a freeze on the account of the public organization.

Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor's Office, a group of individuals has been notified of suspicion for the misuse of charitable assistance for profit (under Part 3 of Article 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), while some of its members have been notified of suspicion for the legalization of funds obtained through criminal means (Part 1 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and for attempting to use charitable assistance for profit (Part 3 of Article 15, Part 3 of Article 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

As a result of the conducted searches, seals of business entities (LLC), financial documentation, mobile phones, bank cards, and cash in the amount of over 20,000 US dollars were discovered and seized.

Currently, the issue of notifying other participants in the criminal scheme of suspicion and choosing preventive measures for the suspects is being resolved. 
The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings is being conducted by investigators of the investigative department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region with operational support from the UCR in the Zaporizhzhia 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.