The SSU exposed corruption by former managers of the State Fiscal Service in Sumy region. According to the investigation, the offenders deliberately created business obstacles and turned a blind eye to real offenses.

It was established that a former deputy head of the State Fiscal Service in Sumy region and a chief state auditor were involved in the scam. They were exposed in 2018, however the examination of evidence needed time.

According to findings, in 2018, employees of the Fiscal Service conducted a scheduled inspection of a businessman’s activity, which resulted in a number of violations causing UAH 1.3 m (USD 49,000) state losses.

In abuse of office the officials altered an inspection report. They reduced the sum of detected violations to UAH 170,000 (USD 6,400).

In order to detect and disrupt criminal activity, SSU officers conducted searches and seized materials for further examination.

As a result, it was established that the tax audit neglected violations up to an amount of more than UAH 300,000 (USD 11,287). Other violations were deliberately stated to extort and obtain bribes from a businessman.

The organizer and offender received suspicion notices of abuse of office, which caused serious consequences to state and public interests.

An inspector involved in the said inspection, however unaware of its criminal plan, was served a suspicion notice of improper performance of official duties.

The operation was carried out by officers of the SSU Main Department for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime and investigators of the State Bureau of Investigations under the supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine.