The former head of the port of Chornomorsk in Odessa was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was arrested in 2020 for a $250,000 bribe.
The name of the convicted person is not mentioned in the investigation, but it is known that Ihor Shevchenko was the acting director of the port at the time.
The court found that the official received money from a private company for agreeing to a plan to get it out of bankruptcy. The company wanted to attract an investor and resume work at the port, but for that it needed the consent of the creditors' committee, which included the port of Chornomorsk.
For accepting a bribe, Shevchenko was sentenced to 10 years in prison with the confiscation of all property. He was taken into custody only in the courtroom.
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