A new suspect has appeared in the case regarding the embezzlement of UMCC and Odesa Port Plant funds

A new participant in the case regarding the embezzlement of over UAH 500 million from UMCC and the Odesa Port Plant was informed of the suspicion.

NABU detectives informed about the suspicion of another member of the criminal group, which operated under the leadership of the ex-head of the State Property Fund, Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’sOffice reported.

He is a co-owner of a Czech company to which JSC United Mining and Chemical Company sold ilmenite concentrate at discounted prices.

The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’sOffice and NABU have also updated the previously notified suspicions against 11 members of the criminal group — they are additionally suspected of legalizing proceeds obtained through crime in the amount of over UAH 95 million.

According to the investigation, the criminal organization operated with the funds of state enterprises in the period 2019-2021. During the mentioned time, Dmytro Sennychenko was the head of the State Property Fund.

In fact, the participants sought the appointment of their protégés to the management bodies of state-owned enterprises, whose vision was to sell raw materials, provide services, and use state resources. All this, according to the investigation, was done purely for the benefit of the criminal group.

Earlier, USM reported that the court gave permission for a special investigation into the people’s deputy-organizer of the scheme at Odesa Port Plant.