How does a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme work on the “grain corridor”


Everyone understands that the activities of our authorities around the “grain corridor” are essentially aimed at destroying the 2nd form of taxation. In the simplest sense, we are talking about buying grain for cash and without confirmation of origin. But it is almost impossible to destroy the 2nd form. And as you know, if you can’t destroy, lead...

So how does the grain export scheme work today using the 2nd form, that is, without confirmation of origin.

There is such a thing as “unconditional registration”. In essence, this is the legitimation of the so-called “twists”. The bottom line is that the company pays a certain amount of money to the budget and receives “unconditional registration,” that is, registration of all documents when registering cargo in any case. Next is a matter of technology.

There is, for example, Svitoch Group of Companies LLC (38530617) and VST PROM LLC (44322280). Both companies are included in the group of risky enterprises and both somehow receive unconditional registration. To understand, companies that are engaged in “rolling” can make, say, cups and then these cups turn into grain and soybeans.

In the case of “Svitoch” we can talk about, say, soybeans worth 32 million hryvnias, and wheat for 22.1 million. And with “VST PROM” – about corn worth 10.5 million hryvnias.

Evil tongues say that Denys Filonenko and Yuriy Pastukhov are behind the scheme/enterprises.

Denys Filonenko

Yuriy Pastukhov

Next, all these goods are processed by Vanvok Deadline LLC (44976651). The company is registered on Troitska 31 and even a cursory analysis suggests that it has no production or labor resources, no history of paying taxes and purchasing grain. As a result, 5 thousand tons of soybeans worth 43 million hryvnia without confirmation of origin through “twisting” go to a non-resident from Egypt Elqoptan general Trade for import and export. This whole story went well back in March through the port of Reni.

The funny thing about all this is that back in March, periodic declarations were opened and the next batch of grain weighing more than 35 thousand tons, with an invoice value of more than 181 million hryvnia, is being prepared for export through the ports of Reni and Chernomorsk. For law enforcement – the buyer is a non-resident from the UK Lumpex Trade Ltd.

Author: Iryna Hrib


Topics: Lumpex Trade LtdVanvok Deadline LLCDenys FilonenkoYuriy PastukhovVST PROM LLCSvitoch Group of Companies LLCReniCorruptionGrain corridor
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