The enterprise where the accused worked as the Chairman of the Board provides gas distribution to consumers in the Ivano-Frankivsk region and was previously under the control of a sanctioned oligarch. 

In May 2023, the official, abusing his position, unjustifiably issued an order to award himself a bonus. As a result, he received over 1.2 million UAH from the joint-stock company.

The lack of justification for the payments has been confirmed by the conclusions of the State Audit Office and the results of the economic expertise.

Prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General handed the former chairman of the board an indictment for embezzlement of funds in particularly large amounts.

The investigation under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was conducted by detectives of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine with operational support from the Security Service of Ukraine.

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.