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Ex-tax official in Zhytomyr Oblast illegally collected salary for two years while posing as soldier

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has charged the former head of one of the departments of the State Tax Service in Zhytomyr Oblast for illegally receiving a monthly salary for two years while pretending to be a soldier.

14 November 2024, 05:54 PM

Six senior prosecutors resign over pensions controversy

Five regional prosecutors and the head of a specialized defense prosecution office have resigned over concerns they may have committed benefits fraud, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin announced on Oct. 25.

25 October 2024, 09:55 PM

Cyprus strips Kolomoisky of citizenship — Media

Oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky has been stripped of his Cypriot citizenship, with the country’s authorities claiming it was obtained through “fraud, misrepresentation, and concealment of material facts,” according to local publication Phileleftheros.

15 September 2024, 06:35 PM

Former Ukrainian defense official faces charges over $29 million loss

A former high-ranking official from the Department of State Procurement and Supply of Material Resources of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has been charged with causing the state a loss of 1.2 billion hryvnias ($29.3 million) on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 05:31 PM

Interpol issues red alert for ex-SBU general suspected of fraud

Former general of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) Andriy Naumov has been placed on Interpol's international wanted list at the request of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the agency's press service reported on on Aug. 28.

28 August 2024, 01:38 PM

National Police arrests fraudsters having swindled more that $1 million from UA soldiers and Volunteers

Ukrainian law enforcement officers, together with their Moldovan colleagues, detained a group of people who fraudulently caused losses of $1.1 mln to AFU soldiers, members of their families, and volunteers, National Police reported on Aug. 14.

14 August 2024, 02:51 PM

Officials and entrepreneurs charged in $1.4 million military first aid kit scam

Law enforcement officials have pressed charges against those responsible for supplying low-quality first aid kits to the Ukrainian military, with a total value of nearly 60 million hryvnias ($1.4 million), the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) announced on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 04:31 PM

ESB brings more charges against Kolomoisky

Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau (ESB) has modified the charges against oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and will soon provide his defense team with relevant case materials for review, ESB announced on Aug. 9.

10 August 2024, 02:16 AM

State Bureau of Investigation arrests Justice Ministry employee and accomplice in fraud scheme

The State Bureau of Investigation has detained a Justice Ministry employee and her accomplice on suspicion of attempting to defraud a large agricultural enterprise, according to an Aug. 2 report.

3 August 2024, 12:35 AM

Why former PrivatBank co-owner Bogolyubov fled Ukraine — NV analysis

Father of five children, business partner of oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, and former PrivatBank co-owner, Gennadiy Bogolyubov, has left Ukraine using forged documents, according to Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations (SBI). NV Business examined why he might have felt compelled to depart with such urgency.

12 July 2024, 01:28 AM

Head of Mukachevo District Council Lanyo detained for land fraud

Mykhailo Lanyo, the head of the Mukachevo District Council, who is suspected of land fraud, has been confined to custody with an alternative of bail, the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported on June 27.

27 June 2024, 04:49 PM

European Commission sets up Audit Council to oversee Ukraine's EU fund management

The European Commission (EC) plans to create an Audit-Niched Council tasked with overseeing Ukraine's management and control systems to prevent the misuse of European Union (EU) funds, according to a report by Interfax-Ukraine on June 17.

18 June 2024, 11:31 AM

Russian General detained in fraud probe

Russian authorities detained Vadim Shamarin, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, in connection with a fraud investigation, the Russian propaganda outlet Kommersant reported on May 23, citing sources.

23 May 2024, 11:44 AM

Russian general arrested for fraud after complaining about army problems

Russian Major General Ivan Popov has been arrested on charges of fraud after he was fired for speaking out about the Russian army's problems in Ukraine, the Russian Astra Telegram channel reported on May 21.

21 May 2024, 06:45 PM

Ukrainian soldier accused of selling donated cars, says SBI

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) announced it has completed a pre-trial investigation into a soldier accused of trying to sell three cars imported for the Armed Forces, the indictment has been sent to court, reported press service of the bureau on May 13.

13 May 2024, 04:00 PM

Russian troops push through border, engage in Vovchansk streets — Ukrainian commander

Street clashes have erupted in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, where the border has remained unfortified and unmined, even two years after its liberation, Denys Yaroslavskyi, the commander of a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit, said on Facebook on May 12.

12 May 2024, 05:25 PM

Dnipro City Council officials accused of embezzling $214,000 meant for territorial defense program

Two city council officials have been charged for embezzling over 8.5 million hryvnias ($214,138) in funds allocated from Dnipro City's budget for territorial defense, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on April 27.

27 April 2024, 03:20 PM

85% of Ukrainians consider Putin illegitimate - poll

85% of Ukrainians endorse the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s resolution urging member states to denounce Vladimir Putin’s legitimacy following the alleged fraudulent 2024 elections and cease communication with him, according to a report from the Razumkov Center on April 18.

18 April 2024, 06:35 PM

Kharkiv exposes $4 million misappropriation scheme for critical infrastructure restoration

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau, in collaboration with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, uncovered an organized group accused of misappropriating funds earmarked for the restoration of critical infrastructure in Kharkiv, the NABU reported on April 11.

11 April 2024, 04:55 PM

State Bureau of Investigations exposes gang that preyed on draft dodgers in Lviv Oblast

The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) has exposed a gang that extorted Ukrainian men seeking to dodge the draft and illegally flee the country, the SBI reported on April 10.

10 April 2024, 04:40 PM

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