NABU and SAPO revealed a major scam in the road construction sector

NABU and SAPO revealed a major scam in the road construction sector

As a result of the fraud during the war, the state budget suffered damages exceeding 286 million hryvnias.

According to NABU, the following individuals have been informed of the suspicion:

– the former head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration (Valentyn Reznichenko);

– the former deputy head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration;

– the former head of the department of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration;

– the former head of the road infrastructure department of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration;

– the head of a business entity.

According to the information, the suspects made changes to documents to receive priority funding, presenting the need for current and capital road repairs as the need for their operational maintenance.

NABU reminds that in 2022, the legislation in effect under martial law allowed for the priority financing of road operational maintenance, while expenses for current and capital road repairs could be covered only as a last resort.

It is also reported that spending on such maintenance was artificially and unjustifiably increased to 1.5 billion hryvnias. Contracts for the performance of related work were signed for this amount with a company associated with the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, which overinflated the cost of materials by more than 286 million hryvnias.

Part of these funds was transferred to the accounts of other companies associated with the high-ranking official and his deputy.