The SBU exposed the heads of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia who organized a corruption scheme during container transportation.

The operatives established that the officials deliberately created obstacles for a branch of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia to run regular container trains. This necessitated to attract private companies in order to find customers. Later, the company, controlled by the offenders, began to provide such services. Actually, they monopolized this market segment.

The SBU officers documented that they laundered and misappropriated UAH 4 million (USD 142,000) via bank accounts of bogus firms.

During the searches in the offices of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia and company, the law enforcement found the seals of bogus firms, draft accounting, financial and economic documents, and perpetrators correspondence. The SBU also seized more than UAH 1.2 million (USD 42,000).

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing upon the fact of evasion of taxes, fees or another compulsory payments.

The operation was performed jointly with the investigators of the State Fiscal Service under the procedural supervision of Prosecutor General`s Office.