The Security Service of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region blocked the illegal activities of local state enforcement officers. It is documented that they misappropriated funds from the deposit and imprest accounts of the government institution.

According to preliminary estimates the attackers stole almost UAH 5 m. this year.

The law enforcement officers established that criminals embezzled funds that the debtors transferred to the accounts of a government institution at the enforcement proceedings.

According to the available information, the organizers of the scheme were the heads of two units of the State Enforcement Service of Dnipro city. They involved subordinates into the deal.

Having direct access to the software and hardware complexes of the State Executive Service and the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, officials conducted fraudulent activities at the stage of initiating payment orders.

In banking details, instead of the real recipient of funds, the bank account of the controlled individual entrepreneur was indicated. In some cases, the payments included the accounts of relatives of "dealers" or their own.

During searches in the offices and places of actual residence of the participants of the transaction the law enforcement found:

• money allegedly obtained illegally;
• computer equipment and documentation with evidence of illegal activity.

The criminal proceedings have been initiated.

Based on the results of the relevant examinations, the organizers and participants of the illegal scheme will be served suspicion notices of misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion of property by malversation.

A pre-trial investigation is currently underway to identify and prosecute others involved in the scheme.

Measures to expose illegal activities were carried out by the SBU Office in Dnipropetrovsk region under the procedural guidance of the Livoberezhna District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Dnipro.