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Prosecution seeks $3.4 million bail for Sense Bank head

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) is asking the court to detain Oleksii Stupak, the suspended CEO of the state-owned Sense Bank, with bail set at UAH150 million ($3.4 million).

25 August, 08:42 PM

Former Zelenskyy deputy detained on $485K bail in massive corruption probe

The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) remanded former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra into custody for 60 days with bail set at $485k (20M UAH), according to a live broadcast of the judicial proceedings on Aug. 25.

25 August, 12:28 PM

MP Vadym Stolar reportedly charged under five criminal statutes

Ukrainian lawmaker Vadym Stolar was notified of suspicion under five separate articles of the Criminal Code on Aug. 20 but was outside Ukraine when searches were conducted and the charges were announced, Bihus.Info reported, citing law enforcement sources.

24 August, 04:57 PM

NBU to probe interference in Sense Bank transaction monitoring system

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will investigate compliance at state-owned Sense Bank after its monitoring system failed to log a bail payment for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko, the NBU announced on Aug. 21.

22 August, 02:35 AM

Ex-official gets suspended sentence in Chernyshov graft case

Vasyl Volodin, former state secretary of Ukraine's Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure, has entered into a plea agreement. Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU) approved the deal and handed the former official a suspended sentence, according to a verdict dated Aug. 17, published in Ukraine's Unified State Register of Court Decisions.

21 August, 05:57 PM

Court orders detention for two 'Forrest Gump' case suspects

Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU) has elected a pre-trial restriction for Valentyn Yelizarov and former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, both suspects in the "Forrest Gump" case, Transparency International Ukraine and public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Aug. 21.

21 August, 05:56 PM

NABU unveils investigation into senior officials, lawmakers, Sense Bank

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is investigating a criminal conspiracy of MPs and state officials who arranged a UAH150 million ($3.36 million) bail for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko, NABU announced on Auh. 19.

19 August, 07:58 PM

Major illegal andesite mining operation uncovered near Uzhhorod

Ukrainian authorities have uncovered an illegal andesite mining operation near Uzhhorod, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced on August 17, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

17 August, 11:38 AM

Media groups sue Trump over plan to sell paid access to presidential communications

The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over plans to sell early access to his posts on Truth Social, the media groups announced on August 12.

13 August, 01:48 PM

Former acting minister suspected of aiding illegal wartime border crossings

Ukraine’s former acting minister of culture and information policy has been served with a notice of suspicion on charges of facilitating illegal crossings of the state border, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on June 20.

20 June, 07:05 PM

NABU charges SBU official in business extortion and bribery scheme

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has issued a notice of suspicion to a Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) official for inciting a business owner to bribe law enforcement officers to secure the return of seized funds and close a criminal case, the agency reported on June 16.

16 June, 02:25 PM

Ukraine anti-corruption agencies uncover road maintenance bribery ring

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have uncovered a road maintenance “kickback” scheme involving local officials and MPs in Poltava, the agencies announced on June 12.

12 June, 02:50 PM

NABU raids Financial Monitoring Service offices

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched the offices of the State Financial Monitoring Service on June 10, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources inside the agency.

11 June, 03:41 AM

Hungary uses artificial intelligence to investigate alleged corruption tied to Orban

Hungary’s anti-corruption agency has developed an artificial intelligence-based model to trace money allegedly misappropriated during the 16 years of rule by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Financial Times reported on June 9.

9 June, 04:06 PM

NABU uncovers UAH 170 million Tashlyk plant scheme

NABU has uncovered a corruption scheme involving the alleged misappropriation of nearly UAH 170 million ($3.8 million) from Energoatom during construction of a critical infrastructure facility in Mykolaiv Oblast — the Tashlyk Pumped Storage Power Plant, NABU’s press service reported.

2 June, 03:01 PM

Ukrainian court orders arrest of sanctioned tycoon Hryhoryshyn, Interpol notice sought

Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District Court approved the detention order for sanctioned Ukrainian businessman Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn in absentia at the request of detectives from the Economic Security Bureau, with the approval of the Office of the Prosecutor General, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Schemes investigative project reported on May 29.

29 May, 03:24 PM

$61,000 in funds stolen during construction of army command post, SBU says

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service military counterintelligence and the Economic Security Bureau uncovered a scheme to misappropriate budget funds during work on a defense contract in Zhytomyr Oblast, the SBU reported on May 27.

27 May, 04:50 PM

Fire Point faces scrutiny over contracts and financing

Fire Point co-founder Denys Shtilerman said he met with businessman Timur Mindich at Mindich’s apartment in central Kyiv about 15 times. Shtilerman made the statement on May 25 during a hearing of the Verkhovna Rada’s temporary investigative commission chaired by lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko.

26 May, 10:28 PM

Probe finds Odesa judge’s parents held unexplained savings in Russian banks

The parents of Dmytro Tyshko, a judge at Kyivskyi District Court in Odesa, have held millions of rubles in Russian bank accounts for years, according to an investigation by Slidstvo.Info.

26 May, 02:10 PM

Cash, luxury cars and Swiss watches taken in National Police bribery case

Investigators seized six luxury vehicles, five Swiss watches, firearms, cold weapons, mobile phones, and 22.6 million hryvnias (about $510,000) in cash from senior National Police officials during searches tied to a scheme protecting online pornography operations, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on May 20.

20 May, 05:49 PM

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