Law enforcement officers are investigating the alleged embezzlement of the funds of the port of Izmail

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the alleged embezzlement of the port’s funds.

It is about public procurement of large warehouse equipment and other equipment for SE “Izmail Sea Trade Port”, “Slovo i Dilo” reports.

According to the investigation, in the years 2022-2024, the victory at the enterprise tenders was won by companies related to each other, namely: “KranTechElectro” LLC, “Port and Fleet” LLC and “ExportTradeGroup” LLC.

Law enforcement officers point out that the companies are controlled by one person, and the companies themselves submit financial and accounting reports from the same IP addresses and transfer funds to joint counterparties.

NABU and Specialized Anti-corruption prosecutor’s office conducted a number of searches of the persons involved in the case. Mobile phones were seized from two of them, which may contain data on involvement in the circumstances of the criminal proceedings.

Previously, USM reported that USPA plans to buy a vessel for the Port of Pivdennyi for over UAH 300 million.