"Earned" on the Armed Forces: Finland detained persons who was laundering € 5.7 million on purchases
The three defendants were detained, one of them was the owner of a company that received money, but did not put an Armed Forces of the Armor. The details of the case are reported in the website of the National Anti -Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). The NABU's post states that the detention took place on March 11 and was supported by the National Bureau of Investigation of Finland Criminal Police. The persons involved in the procurement of ammunition for defense forces.
Instead of sending paid armor, they bought elite cars and real estate and washed the stolen money, the investigation data shows. NABU investigators, together with the Specialized Anti -Corruption Prosecutor's Office, are working on the case of laundering funds for the procurement of the Ministry of Defense, the article on the website of the department. A group of accomplices, one of whom owns a company in Finland, has undertaken to put military ammunition in the Armed Forces and received 5.
7 million euros from the ministry (about UAH 240 million). The contract was performed only half, founded by law enforcement. As a result, the Ukrainian military did not receive 5,000 bulletproof vests, while the suspects became the owners of new cars and homes - part of the money went. What criminal articles opened the proceedings, the names of the persons involved and the names of the companies did not specify. Only explained that special measures were committed to the damage caused to the state.
Finnish police arrested the property of the owner of a local company involved in equipment in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Earlier, Focus wrote about proceedings opened by law enforcement officers about abuse in the Defense Ministry. In December 2023, it became known about the execution of the contract for the purchase of artillery shells in the amount of UAH 1. 5 billion.