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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

Ukrainian authorities uncover new schemes selling rear military posts and aiding draft dodging

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, working with the State Bureau of Investigation, National Police, and in coordination with Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, has exposed four corruption schemes that allowed people to buy rear positions in the military or evade conscription using fake documents, the SBU reported on May 18.

18 May, 06:37 PM

Yermak bail reaches $1,22 million as firm linked to boxing coach makes latest payment

An additional 9.8 million hryvnias ($221,860) was posted toward the bail of former Ukrainian Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak on May 15, bringing the total to roughly 54 million hryvnias ($1.22 million) as of 2 p.m. — just over one-third of the court-ordered 140 million hryvnia ($3.2 million) sum, Radio Liberty’s Schemes investigative project reported, citing law enforcement sources.

15 May, 07:28 PM

Court targets luxury cars linked to Ukraine ruling-party lawmaker

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court found that more than UAH 7 million in assets linked to a member of parliament were unjustified, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported on May 15.

15 May, 03:28 PM

Chervinskyy explains insistence on testifying against Yermak

Roman Chervinskyy, a former senior officer with Ukraine’s SBU security service, told NV that he asked to be a witness in the case against former presidential office head Andriy Yermak to provide additional details about Yermak’s alleged corruption.

15 May, 12:20 AM

Ex-SBU officer alleges Yermak meetings came with a $10,000 price

Former SBU counterintelligence officer Roman Chervinskyi told NV he was asked to pay $10,000 after early meetings with Andriy Yermak, the former presidential chief of staff now facing money-laundering allegations.

14 May, 03:29 PM

Criminal case against Yermak seen as risk for Zelenskyy

Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko said the criminal case against former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak could force President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to distance himself from his former close associate, he said in an interview with Radio NV on May 13.

13 May, 03:40 PM

Yermak appears at Ukraine's anti-graft court as closed-door detention hearing resumes

Former Ukrainian Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak arrived at the High Anti-Corruption Court on May 13 for the resumption of his pre-trial detention hearing, which began in closed session as prosecutors and defense sought to present evidence that may contain classified information, NV correspondent reported.

13 May, 01:10 PM

Yermak denies corruption charges in court, cites lacking evidence

Former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak told the High Anti-Corruption Court that he denies money laundering charges made against him by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Suspilne public broadcaster reported on May 12.

12 May, 11:19 PM

Former Presidential Office chief denies wrongdoing in NABU case

Former head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said allegations linking him to a group accused of laundering illicitly obtained funds are the result of “public pressure on law enforcement agencies.”

12 May, 03:45 PM

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