Operation Carthage

Ukraine court detains Serhii Kropyva, sets $2.7 million bail in Carthage case

The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Serhii Kropyva, deputy head of the Prosecutor General’s Office Department of International Cooperation, held in custody until Nov. 2, with bail set at 120 million hryvnias (about $2.7 million).

6 September, 09:00 PM

SAPO prosecutor details Kropyva’s friendship with Kravchenko in court

During a hearing to determine a pretrial measure for Serhii Kropyva, a figure in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Carthage operation and deputy head of the Prosecutor General’s Office Department of International Cooperation, a Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office prosecutor described Kropyva’s friendship with Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

6 September, 08:20 PM

Prosecutor general Kravchenko denies call-center protection claims, orders reviews

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko denied involvement in the alleged shielding of illegal call centers and ordered internal reviews at the Prosecutor General’s Office. Employees connected to such cases will also undergo polygraph tests, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Sept. 6.

6 September, 06:30 PM

Ukraine’s Tax Service offers NABU, SAPO full cooperation in employee probe

Ukraine’s State Tax Service issued a statement regarding references to one of its employees in recordings released by anti-corruption agencies.

5 September, 10:19 PM

Prosecutor General’s Office denies reports Kravchenko missing or hospitalized

The Prosecutor General’s Office denied reports on Sept. 5 that Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko was missing after the launch of Operation Carthage or was at a Kyiv clinic, saying he had been at work since early morning.

5 September, 08:20 PM

Prosecutor’s Office accuses NABU of overreach in overnight searches

The Prosecutor General’s Office issued a statement on overnight NABU searches of the offices of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, First Deputy Prosecutor General Maria Vdovychenko and other employees.

5 September, 06:21 PM

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

Operation Carthage