Based on materials of the SBI, a former official of Ministry of Justice will stand trial in Khmelnytskyi region for attempting to conceal nearly UAH 20 million on an Austrian bank account

The State Bureau of Investigation combats corruption crimes and the illegal concealment of assets by public officials.

The employees of the SBI have completed a pretrial investigation into a former official of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, a relative of the former head of the Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Examination Commission, who failed to declare USD 540 thousand on an Austrian bank account.

The indictment has been sent to the court.

At the time the offense was committed, the woman was the head of one of the departments of the Central-Western Interregional Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi.

In her annual declaration for 2022, the official failed to disclose an account at Austrian bank and the funds held in it. The amount in question was USD 540 thousand, which at that time was equivalent to more than UAH 19.5 million.

The woman has been dismissed from her position and she no longer works in the justice authorities.

In June 2026, in cooperation with the National Agency for Corruption Prevention and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, employees of the SBI served notification of suspicion to the former official. She does not admit her guilt.

The source of these funds, as well as other possible schemes involving members of her family, are being investigated as part of separate criminal proceedings.

The former official is accused of intentionally submitting, as a declarant, knowingly false information that differs from the accurate information by an amount exceeding 2,500 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons (Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The sanctions of the articles provide for up to 2 years of imprisonment, along with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engaging in certain activities for a period of up to 3 years.

The procedural guidance is provided by the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office.