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The criminal proceeding, in the course of which NABU conducted searches at the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Ternopil region, may concern 3 episodes. In 2 cases, according to sources, the matter involves possible bribes of €25 thousand, and in another — 12% of the amount of the budget refund.
This was reported by the Telegram channel “Seredych” citing its own sources.
Recall that on 9 September NABU detectives conducted investigative actions at the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Ternopil region. According to Ternopoliany, the searches, in particular, were carried out at the leadership of the regional tax office.
According to Seredych, the proceeding may involve 3 companies: LLC “AP Kolos-2”, LLC “Agrobiostandart” and LLC “Geomine”.
According to the Telegram channel, the investigation may relate to a criminal offense provided for in part 4 of article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In two episodes involving LLC “AP Kolos-2” and LLC “Agrobiostandart”, tax officials, sources claim, may have reduced the amounts of violations found during documentary unscheduled on-site inspections. Accordingly, the companies may have been assigned lower penalty sanctions.
For such actions, according to Seredych, tax officers may have received €25 thousand from each company. The total amount for 2 episodes could have been €50 thousand.
The third episode allegedly concerns LLC “Geomine”. According to the Telegram channel, NABU is investigating possible assistance by tax officials in returning a budget refund to the company.
For such assistance, sources say, they may have demanded 12% of the amount of the budget refund.
NABU has not officially confirmed either these circumstances or the amounts named.
According to Seredych, the proceeding may involve the head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Ternopil region, Olha Lishchynska, her deputy Mariya Melnyk, head of the tax audit department Dmytro Dmytruk, as well as several state inspectors.
The author of the Telegram channel claims that the described possible illegal actions may have occurred with the participation or under the control of representatives of the regional tax office’s leadership.
At the same time, it is emphasized that the information provided is based on the Telegram channel’s sources and has not yet been officially confirmed.
Seredych also stated that the searches at the Ternopil tax office are not related to the “Carthage” case. Earlier, Ternopoliany also clarified that they did not claim that NABU’s investigative actions were conducted within that proceeding.
Back in January 2026, Ternopoliany reported complaints from Ternopil region entrepreneurs about alleged pressure and demands for improper benefits by representatives of the regional tax office. Prior to publication, the editorial office, it said, communicated with business representatives for more than 2 months, collected testimonies and verified the information received.
There is currently no official NABU information regarding all the circumstances of the criminal proceeding.
The mentioned information about possible criminal offenses and the involvement of specific officials does not mean their guilt has been established. According to the law, a person is presumed innocent until their guilt is proven in court and confirmed by a guilty verdict that has entered into legal force.
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