Apartment worth 8 million and luxury cars: top KCSA official faces prison for attempting to legalize dubious assets

Apartment worth 8 million and luxury cars: top KCSA official faces prison for attempting to legalize dubious assets

In Kyiv, law enforcement officials have announced suspicion against the Director of the Department of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development of the Kyiv City State Administration for false declaration amounting to 22 million UAH.

This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

According to the data from the pre-trial investigation, in the 2023 declaration, the suspect indicated savings amounting to 31 million UAH. However, an analysis of his income since the start of his public service shows that he could not have accumulated such a sum. During this period, he purchased an apartment worth 8.4 million UAH, cars including an Infiniti FX37S for 400 thousand UAH and a Mercedes Benz GL500 for 600 thousand UAH, as well as other movable property.

Based on these facts, police investigators have initiated a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (submission of knowingly false information in the declaration of a public official). The maximum penalty under this article provides for imprisonment for up to two years. The suspect has already been notified of the suspicion of committing the crime.

It is worth noting that in 2025, law enforcement agencies opened 465 criminal proceedings under Article 366-2 and another 137 cases under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illicit enrichment). Indictments regarding 73 individuals under Article 366-2 and 15 individuals under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine have been sent to first-instance courts for substantive consideration. Pre-trial investigations into the remaining criminal cases are ongoing.

False declarations are sometimes uncovered among deputies as well. For example, recently, law enforcement officials announced suspicion against a deputy of the Uzhhorod City Council, who provided false information about his income (13.8 million UAH) and illegally legalized assets worth 11.5 million UAH. He faces up to 8 years in prison.