A former official from the Ternopil region was brought under new suspicion: three years without declarations after a bribery scandal

Law enforcement agencies have announced a new suspicion against the former deputy head of the regional department of the State Service for the Supervision of Food, Agriculture and Rural Development in Ternopil region. As investigators found out, the civil servant had not fulfilled the obligation to submit electronic declarations for several years, which is a requirement of the law.

Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation established that the official is obliged to declare his income and property annually while in public service, but did not submit a declaration for 2021 and 2022.

In addition, after his dismissal in 2024, he did not submit a declaration within the deadline specified by law. The investigation believes that in this way the former official deliberately evaded financial control.

He is currently charged under Article 366-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – intentional failure to submit a declaration. This offense is punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to one year, as well as a ban on holding certain positions for a period of up to three years.

This is not the first case against this official. Previously, the State Bureau of Investigation submitted to the court materials regarding the extortion scheme he organized from importers within the department.

The Ternopil Regional Prosecutor’s Office is conducting the procedural management in this case.

The State Bureau of Investigation initiated a full check of the suspect’s lifestyle, during which it was revealed that his official income does not correspond to the value of the property he purchased.