NABU found over UAH 22.4 million in false information in former deputy's declaration

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has completed its review of the annual declaration of Oleksandr Marko, a former deputy of the Lviv District Council. The document was found to contain false information with a total value exceeding UAH 22.4 million.

Who is Oleksandr Marko

Marko (born 26.03.1972) is an entrepreneur from the Lviv region and owner of a hotel business, associated with development projects under the San Marco brand in the Sokilnyky area and Lviv. He previously held the position of deputy of the Sokilnyky Village Council and was elected to the Lviv District Council from the "Svoboda" political party. In the local council, he chaired the permanent committee on agro-industrial complex and land relations.

In September 2025, Marko resigned from his deputy mandate, yet he submitted his 2025 declaration as a district council deputy. He is the ultimate beneficial owner of JSC "Closed Non-Diversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund 'Business City'" (Unified State Register of Legal Entities code 43600104) and is associated with the companies LLC "San Marco City", "San Marco City 2", and "Sportpersona-Plus". Public sources mention scandals surrounding his construction activities, specifically the conversion of a hotel complex into a high-rise building and construction on the site of archaeological objects.

Discrepancies in financial assets

The largest sum of discrepancies concerns financial assets—approximately UAH 17.37 million. In his declaration, Marko indicated holding UAH 25 million in cash as of 31.12.2025, as well as USD 348,000 and EUR 103,000.

An analysis of fund movements showed that official income for 2025 (approximately UAH 4 million from entrepreneurial activity after tax payments and a modest salary) did not cover the simultaneous increase in cash by UAH 7 million and expenditures exceeding UAH 11 million.

Among significant expenditures is the purchase of an Audi Q4 e-tron (2024) for approximately UAH 1.26 million, the purchase of parking spaces, and the provision and increase of revolving financial assistance to his own companies, specifically LLC "San Marco City" and "Sportpersona-Plus".

Suspect's reaction and NABU's conclusion

Marko explained the origin of the large cash sums as previous savings (since 2016), long-term income from his sole proprietorship, and dividends received in 2024 from the "Business City" fund amounting to over UAH 21 million gross.

NABU did not take these explanations into account. The bureau noted that the declarant did not provide sufficient supporting documents regarding the sources of the declared cash, and an analysis of bank accounts did not confirm the possibility of accumulating such significant funds.

Other detected violations

In addition to financial assets, a number of other discrepancies were found in the declaration:

• 3,000 shares of the "Business City" fund with a nominal value of UAH 3 million (owned since 08.09.2022) were not declared. Marko claimed he listed the company in the section on legal entities as a beneficiary, rather than as securities, but NABU did not accept this argument.
• Leased plots of communal property (Sokolnyky Village Council) worth approximately UAH 773,000, on which his objects (hotel, etc.) are located, were not declared.
• A land plot belonging to his wife in Sokilnyky, with an area of 1,346 m² and a value of almost UAH 298,000, was not indicated (Marko gave consent to its purchase).
• Discrepancies were recorded in the dates of acquiring ownership rights to the hotel, a residential building, and other objects. In total, the amount of false information regarding real estate exceeded UAH 1.07 million.
• Income of approximately UAH 22,600 (salary from an individual) and a financial obligation (loan) of almost UAH 245,000 were not declared.
• Undeclared expenditures and legal transactions exceeding UAH 700,000 were detected, as well as discrepancies in data regarding vehicles (value of a trailer and a Mercedes).
• Issues with identification data (passports, taxpayer identification numbers (УНЗР) for him, his wife, and daughter) were recorded.
• Place of work was indicated as a sole proprietorship instead of the district council.
• Valuable movable property that was not subject to declaration (watch, weapons, etc.) was declared.

Legal consequences

Most of Marko's explanations, specifically regarding technical errors, a misunderstanding of the rules for declaring land in use, or the fact that the information "is already in tax registers", were not taken into account by NABU.

The detected information indicates signs of a criminal offence provided for by Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code (declaration of false information).