Features of operational and search support for the preliminary investigation of budget funds theft

The article discusses some problematic issues of operational and investigative support of the preliminary investigation of embezzlement of budget funds and ways to improve this activity. Materials and Methods: in the course of the study, open Russian sources (scientific articles, monographs, reports, etc.) were used, the following methods were applied: analysis, description, comparison, synthesis, content analysis of documents, as well as questionnaires. Results: based on the conducted research, it is methodologically justified to distinguish operational and investigative support as an independent organizational and tactical form of operational and investigative activities. The essential characteristic of this form is the systematic, continuous, and comprehensive information support for preliminary investigations provided by authorized subjects of operational and investigative activities within the legal procedural framework. Discussion and Conclusions: the conducted research demonstrates the increasing relevance of the institute of operational and investigative support for the preliminary investigation of budget funds embezzlement in modern conditions. This trend is determined by a complex of factors that require the modernization of existing investigative methods and operational and investigative activities.