Kaufman and Granovsky were arrested in Odessa
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau's detectives detained businessman Boris Kaufman and former People's Deputy Alexander Granovsky (Borukhovich) in Odessa on suspicion of forming a criminal group and paying off officials, according to UP.
Source: NABU and SAPO press service , informed interlocutors of the UE in law enforcement agencies
Verbatim: “On December 5, 2022, NABU and SAPO detained three people on suspicion of creating a criminal organization and committing corruption crimes in Odessa. Preliminary legal qualification – part 1 of article 255, part 3 of article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Now we are talking about two organizers and their authorized representative. However, the investigation also establishes other participants in the software.”
Details: The departments do not report data on the detainees, but according to the source of Ukrayinskaya Pravda, we are talking about businessman Boris Kaufman and ex-deputy 4 convened by Alexander Granovsky (Borukhovich).
The investigation found that in the fall of 2021, after the exposure of the criminal organization (PO), which illegally alienated the communal property of Odessa, a new one appeared in its place.
Verbatim: “This software took under control over almost all issues of the economic life of the city, including interaction with developers, purchases at the expense of the local budget, the activities of public utilities, and other aspects of interaction with business.”
Details: It is reported that the organizers of this criminal organization (Granovsky and Kaufman – ed.) have established a process of systemic bribery of officials and deputies of the local council.
Relevant evidence was obtained by NABU and SAP during the investigation.
Help: Kaufman and Granovsky are longtime business partners. In particular, they operate several hotels through Vertex Hotel Group.
Boris Kaufman is an Odessa businessman. He is the founder of the Vertex United investment company, which includes hotel assets (Bristol, Londonskaya, President Hotel), media assets and investment projects. Kaufman is also a co-owner of the largest Ukrainian distribution company TEDIS Ukraine.
And in 2013, Vertex United bought the Focus media project from media holding Boris Lozhkin and billionaire Gennady Bogolyubov.
Recall:
On December 5, it was reported that searches were being carried out in the premises of the Odessa City Hall, NABU employees were stationed there.
NABU seized documents in the legal and financial departments, as well as in the offices of the city heads of Gennady Trukhanov and his deputies.
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