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Swiss police investigate scam call centers tied to Ukraine

Swiss police are investigating a massive telephone fraud network tied to Ukrainian call centers, while Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies look into reports that local law enforcement protected such operations, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) reported on October 4.

5 October, 08:42 AM

United Russia wins predetermined Duma majority to display war support — ISW

United Russia secured a predetermined parliamentary majority in State Duma elections to showcase public support for the war, the Institute for the Study of War wrote on Sept. 20.

21 September, 10:35 AM

Zelenskyy signs anti-call center bill into law

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed into law a bill increasing penalties for operating scam call centers on Sept. 16.

17 September, 02:12 AM

Ukraine’s parliament passes law to fight scam call centers

Ukraine’s parliament on Sept. 16 passed bill No. 10190 aimed at strengthening liability for electronic communications fraud and the operation of fraudulent call centers, with 313 lawmakers voting in favor, according to a statement from the Verkhovna Rada and MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

16 September, 02:08 PM

Four ex-Gazprombank executives probed over illicit €9M sanctions scheme

Luxembourg's Finance Ministry requested a criminal probe into four former Gazprombank executives over suspected sanctions evasion, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 15.

15 September, 02:24 PM

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Kravchenko confirms he's abroad ahead of dismissal vote

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko confirmed he is currently abroad on an official "trip." In a Telegram post on Sept. 14, he said he has a series of planned meetings during which he will "inform international partners about the real state of affairs in the system of anti-corruption bodies."

14 September, 12:26 PM

Police detain suspects accused of tricking 13-year-old daughter of soldier out of more than $56,000

Police in Kyiv have detained two suspects accused of posing as law enforcement officers and tricking the 13-year-old daughter of a Ukrainian serviceman into handing over more than 2.5 million hryvnias ($56,151) in family savings, Kyiv police and the Kyiv city prosecutor’s office reported on Sept. 10.

10 September, 05:20 PM

Only two real prison sentences have been issued in fraudulent call center cases since 2022 – Opendatabot

Since the start of 2022, Ukrainian courts have handed down at least 18 verdicts in cases involving fraudulent call centers, but only two of those resulted in actual prison terms, according to Opendatabot, citing court registry data on Sept. 9.

9 September, 05:14 PM

Ukraine publishes audio alleging Russian bribery and vote-rigging before FIDE election

The Ukrainian Chess Federation has published a purported audio recording in which Russian chess official Mark Glukhovsky allegedly describes bribing delegates and arranging vote-rigging schemes ahead of the 2018 election for president of the International Chess Federation.

1 September, 01:45 PM

SBI launches 72 raids across military units over fake service and stolen payrolls

State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), alongside the General Staff and the Prosecutor General’s Office, launched Justice for Soldiers operation, conducting 72 searches across military units as part of 21 criminal proceedings, SBI announced on Aug. 20.

20 August, 02:10 PM

Ukraine shuts down crypto fraud network

Ukrainian authorities uncovered a network of fraudulent cryptocurrency exchanges operating across the country and seized more than UAH20 million ($450,000) in cash during searches, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced on July 2.

3 July, 01:28 AM

Orban's inner circle faces prosecution over billions in missing EU funds — Politico

High-ranking officials from former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government could be linked to the disappearance of billions of euros in EU funds, Politico wrote on June 8.

8 June, 10:04 AM

Dozens of second-hand stores involved in massive tax evasion scheme - Bureau of Economic Security

Detectives have exposed a massive business fragmentation scheme designed to evade taxes within the second-hand retail sector, the Bureau of Economic Security (ESBU) announced on May 19.

19 May, 02:55 PM

Moldova court sentences ex-oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc to 19 years in fraud case

Former Moldovan Democratic Party leader and oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in connection with the “theft of the billion” case, Newsmaker reported on Apr. 22.

22 April, 08:06 PM

Teen built app to steal $11,500 in parcels

A 16-year-old Kryvyi Rih resident created a smartphone app that allowed him to steal parcels from automated PO boxes, causing nearly UAH500,000 ($11,500) in losses. Dnipropetrovsk regional police said on April 9.

9 April, 09:12 PM

State gas officials charged with embezzling millions in state gas sector

An illegal scheme in the field of natural gas extraction was exposed, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Economic Security Bureau, and the Prosecutor General's Office announced on April 6.

6 April, 11:42 AM

Founder of pro-Kremlin outlet arrested in Russia over propaganda fund theft

Russian authorities detained Alexei Kostylev, founder and former editor-in-chief of the pro-Kremlin media outlet Readovka, on fraud charges related to embezzlement of state funds allocated for propaganda, the RBC news agency reported on Feb. 27, citing sources.

27 February, 07:19 PM

Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau and security service expose $2.5M defense procurement fraud scheme

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, working with Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, uncovered a scheme that siphoned off more than 102 million hryvnias during the purchase of explosive reactive armor for Ukrainian Defense Forces tanks, the bureau said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 02:06 PM

Two men scam U.S. volunteer for over $85k

Two Kyiv residents defrauded U.S. volunteer of more than $85,000 by posing as developers of “laser weapons” for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Prosecutor's General Office wrote on Nov. 7.

7 November 2025, 01:05 PM

Former Ukrenergo CEO accused of major fraud

Investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) detained former Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi in Lviv Oblast, sources from law-enforcement agencies told NV on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 12:33 PM

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