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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

Notorious fraudster Marsalek thrives in Russia, now aids Russian FSB — investigation

Former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek, one of the world’s most wanted criminals, lives openly in Moscow and travels to occupied Ukrainian territories to carry out 'combat missions', The Insider and Der Spiegel wrote in their investigation on Sept. 16.

17 September 2025, 09:45 AM

Military charity fraudster arrested in Lviv

Lviv police have arrested the head of a charity fund on suspicion of embezzling nearly UAH1.3 million ($31,000) intended to purchase equipment the Ukrainian military, National Police announced on June 20.

21 June 2025, 01:21 AM

Former lawmaker Novynskyi suspected of massive tax fraud

Former Ukrainian Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi has been formally accused of evading more than 4.3 billion hryvnias ($103.6 million) in taxes, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 06:47 PM

Kirchner faces lifetime ban from politics after fraud conviction

Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld a fraud conviction against former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sentencing her to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office, Bloomberg reported on June 10.

11 June 2025, 11:50 AM

‘Law is for everyone’: Macron comments for first time on far-right leader Le Pen’s conviction

French President Emmanuel Macron has commented publicly for the first time on the conviction of Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) party, who was sentenced to prison over a European Union funds embezzlement case, BFMTV reported April 2.

2 April 2025, 05:08 PM

Ex-Kyiv councilor Komarnytskyi escaped Ukraine with help from law enforcers, investigation shows

Ex-Kyiv City Council member Denys Komarnytskyi, wanted for land fraud, fled Ukraine with law enforcement help using a ‘Cargo 200’ vehicle meant for fallen soldiers, news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on March 27, citing sources.

27 March 2025, 01:50 PM

Families of Ukrainian POWs alerted to fraud scheme demanding money for parcel delivery

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets warned families of prisoners of war about a scam involving fraudsters posing as international humanitarian mission workers and demanding money for supposed parcel deliveries to POWs, in a post on Telegram on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 01:18 PM

Four ex-heads of Kyiv municipal parking service charged with negligence by Ukraine's Security Service

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service exposed four former heads of Kyivtransparkservis, municipal parking operator in Kyiv, for their involvement in shadow schemes that resulted in major financial losses for the city, the SBU reported on Telegram on Jan. 21

21 January 2025, 03:11 PM

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