Operation Carthage

Carthage operation gives Ukraine’s parliament chance to assert its independence

Political analyst Ihor Reiterovych told Radio NV that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Carthage operation gives Ukraine’s parliament a chance to assert its political independence on Sept. 8.

8 September, 10:56 AM

Prosecutor General’s Office officials may have got $7k monthly per fraud call center

Representatives of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office may have received about $7,000 a month from each fraudulent call center in exchange for protection, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing law enforcement sources on Sept. 8.

8 September, 10:30 AM

Investigation finds over $1 million in property and cars among Serhii Kropyva’s family and associates

Relatives and close associates of Serhii Kropyva, deputy head of the International Cooperation Department at Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office, acquired real estate and vehicles worth more than $1 million beginning in 2020, hromadske reported in an investigation published on Sept. 7.

8 September, 10:24 AM

Prosecutor General Kravchenko resigns

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced his resignation on Monday evening, Sept. 7, days after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) raided his office.

7 September, 11:27 PM

Carthage case: Court orders Serhii Kropyva’s driver held over alleged role in criminal organization

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Serhii Kutsyi, a suspect in the Carthage case and driver for Prosecutor General’s Office official Serhii Kropyva, held until Nov. 3 with the option of 3 million hryvnias bail.

7 September, 07:12 PM

Court orders Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko held in call center protection case

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko, a suspect known as “Muse” in the Carthage case, held for 60 days with the option of posting 20 million hryvnias ($485,000) bail on Sept. 7.

7 September, 02:05 PM

Ukraine's top prosecutor Kravchenko denies involvement in scam call center racket

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko denied any involvement in protecting fraudulent scam call centers or laundering their proceeds in a statement on September 6, following a major NABU and SAPO anti-corruption sting code-named Operation Carthage.

7 September, 09:43 AM

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

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