The SBU Main Investigative Department with the support of the SBU Main Directorate of Internal Security under the supervision of the General Prosecutor’s Office is documenting the illegal activity of the group which organized the supply of food and other goods for the purposes of penal institutions.

In the course of investigation, the law enforcement exposed illicit scheme of tendering in 2017-2019 conducted by the General Directorate of the State Criminal Enforcement Service of Ukraine. The officials purchased overpriced food and other goods worth over UAH 5,000,000,000 (USD 180,000,000).

During the investigative (search actions) SBU officers established that during realizing the illicit scheme, the winners of tenders supplied food which did not meet the official standards and was hazardous for use. In particular, the controlled companies supplied chicken, fish and other products of poor quality. Before the sale, the food was treated with chemicals to give it better look and more weight, what does not fulfill the conditions of the tender.

Allegedly, the amount of overpricing of the goods reaches UAH 1,400,000,000 (USD 50,000,000).

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. The alleged involvement of law enforcement officers in the fraud is being established.