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NABU exposes senior Prosecutor General’s Office official in scam call center scheme

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office uncovered a criminal organization led by a senior official who headed divisions within the Prosecutor General’s Office as part of Operation Carthage. Members of the organization protected scam call centers, generating millions in revenue.

5 September, 12:28 PM

NABU raids Prosecutor General’s Office, detains department head

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detained Serhii Kropyva, head of the cybersecurity department of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 4, citing sources.

4 September, 08:34 PM

Mudra tampered with Sense Bank supervisory board appointments

Former deputy head of the President’s Office Iryna Mudra lobbied for Mykola Hladyschenko to be given a seat on the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank, investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info reported on Sept. 3, citing a parliamentary committee probing Sense Bank corruption.

3 September, 11:51 PM

Court sets $363,000 bail for former Sense Bank chief

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered pretrial restrictions for Oleksii Stupak, former chairman of the state-owned Sense Bank, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on Sept. 2.

3 September, 03:41 AM

Appeals court upholds Mudra’s bail terms

The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld pretrial detention terms for Iryna Mudra, a former deputy head of the President’s Office. She will remain in custody with the option of posting bail of UAH20 million ($488,000).

2 September, 10:46 PM

SAPO and NABU to probe sources of bail funds posted for top Ukrainian suspects

NABU and SAPO will verify the origin of funds posted as bail for high-profile criminal suspects, SAPO Head Oleksandr Klymenko announced in a YouTube interview on Aug. 31.

1 September, 10:08 AM

NABU, SAPO expand Poltava road kickback case to nine suspects

NABU and SAPO have expanded the list of suspects in a Poltava Oblast road repair corruption case to nine people.

31 August, 12:18 PM

NABU expands Forrest Gump suspect list

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has announced new charges in its “Operation Forrest Gump” money laundering probe.

29 August, 10:38 AM

Two Ukrainian soldiers detained for demanding kickback on military procurement contract

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) detained two Ukrainian service members running a kickback scheme, allegedly demanding a UAH 4.48 million (more than $100,000) bribe from a defense contractor to approve the delivery of electronic warfare equipment to the military, the organizations announced on August 27.

27 August, 11:37 AM

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

Parliamentary commission summons former Defense Minister Fedorov over Operation Midas

The Verkhovna Rada's Temporary Investigative Commission has summoned former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to answer questions regarding Operation Midas at an August 31 hearing, commission head Oleksiy Goncharenko announced on August 25.

25 August, 01:53 PM

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies risk becoming 'parallel government'

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies are increasingly becoming participants in political battles rather than merely referees, risking becoming a "parallel government" and political weapon, The Economist reported on Aug. 24.

24 August, 06:36 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

Sense Bank supervisory board chair fired

The Cabinet has terminated the authority of Mykola Hladyshenko, chairman of the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank, Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said on Aug. 21.

22 August, 12:32 AM

NABU says bail system can become part of ‘criminal economy’

Ukraine needs urgent legislative changes to the rules governing bail payments because the system can in some cases become part of a “criminal economy” and effectively serve as “payment for silence,” Oleksandr Abakumov, head of a detective unit at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), said on Aug. 21.

21 August, 07:26 PM

Ukraine's anti-corruption court orders Yelizarov and Mykytas detained in Forrest Gump case

Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court imposed pretrial measures on Valentyn Yelizarov and former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, suspects in the Forrest Gump case, Transparency International Ukraine and Suspilne reported on Aug. 21.

21 August, 06:59 PM

Cabinet expedites Sense Bank privatization

Ukraine’s Finance Ministry has been ordered to accelerate the sale of state-owned Sense Bank, with proceeds to be channeled into the military budget, PM Sergii Koretskyi announced on Aug. 20.

20 August, 11:49 PM

Lawmaker demands NBU chief quit over alleged money laundering

The chairman of the parliamentary committee on finance, taxation, and customs policy, Danylo Hetmantsev, has demanded the resignation of National Bank of Ukraine Governor Andriy Pyshnyi, according to a statement Hetmantsev made on August 20.

20 August, 01:53 PM

Ukraine’s National Bank set to remove Sense Bank supervisory board chair

The National Bank of Ukraine ruled that Mykola Hladyshenko, chairman of the Sense Bank supervisory board, fails to meet legal independence criteria, NBU Governor Andrii Pyshnyi announced on August 19.

20 August, 11:39 AM

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