City council employee suspected of overpaying for road signs

Employee of Odessa City Council implicated in procurement scandal

An employee of a communal enterprise of the Odessa City Council may be involved in official negligence, which led to the state overpaying for road sign stands by over 300 thousand hryvnias. According to law enforcement officials, the head of the public procurement department conducted an inadequate analysis of market prices, resulting in damage to the budget. A case has been opened for official negligence, and Yevheniya Bereza, responsible for this procurement, may become a suspect. If found guilty by the court, she faces imprisonment for five years, a three-year ban on certain activities, and a fine.