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SAPO prosecutor names 13 in Ukraine’s ‘Forrest Gump’ corruption case

A prosecutor with Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office named 13 people cited in the “Forrest Gump” and “Themis” cases during a High Anti-Corruption Court hearing on pretrial measures for former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas.

20 August, 06:01 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

Sense Bank supervisory board raided by NABU in high-profile corruption sweep

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) are conducting searches at the office of Sense Bank’s supervisory board, targeting suspended board chairman Mykola Hladyshchenko, Ekonomichna Pravda reported on August 19, citing sources.

19 August, 01:45 PM

NABU releases damning audio recordings in high-level corruption case

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) released incriminating audio recordings on August 19 as part of a high-profile corruption case involving lawmakers and top Presidential Office officials, codenaming the sting operation "Forrest Gump.”

19 August, 12:00 PM

NABU searches Zelenskyy aide and lawmaker in sweeping corruption operation

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are conducting searches involving Deputy Presidential Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra and lawmaker Vadym Stolar.

19 August, 10:09 AM

NABU, SAPO target lawmakers and presidential officials in massive corruption bust

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have launched a sweeping operation to dismantle a criminal network allegedly tied to current and former lawmakers, Presidential Office officials, and other top figures, NABU announced on August 19.

19 August, 09:58 AM

Judges in NABU detectives' cases remain under pressure

NABU Director Semen Kryvonos and SAPO head Oleksandr Klymenko said that some departments of Ukraine's Security Service are pressuring judges handling cases involving NABU detectives on Aug. 10.

10 August, 05:15 PM

Zelenskyy’s aides lobbied against NABU charging Stefanishyna, MP says

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and members of his inner circle tried to prevent Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s former ambassador to the United States, from being charged with corruption, opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak told NV Radio on Aug. 6.

6 August, 09:29 PM

Stefanishyna's property holdings significantly exceed official income – NABU

Former Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna owned multiple apartments in Kyiv and planned a $550,000 home purchase that significantly exceeded her official income, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) reported on August 6.

6 August, 01:45 PM

Former Ukraine envoy Stefanishyna served illicit enrichment suspicion notice — AntAC

Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna was served a new notice of suspicion involving alleged illicit enrichment, the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) reported on Aug. 5.

5 August, 03:34 PM

NABU and SAPO charge MP Tyshchenko in $1 million bribery case

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have notified a sitting member of parliament of suspicion over allegedly soliciting a bribe, laundering illicit funds and filing a false asset declaration, NABU said on June 29.

29 June, 06:21 PM

SAPO seeks to recover nearly UAH 5 million in assets linked to Kuleba

A prosecutor from Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has filed a lawsuit seeking to recover nearly 5 million hryvnias in assets allegedly acquired without sufficient legal justification by Communities and Territories Development Minister Oleksii Kuleba, SAPO said on June 17.

17 June, 05:50 PM

Ukraine anti-corruption agencies uncover road maintenance bribery ring

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have uncovered a road maintenance “kickback” scheme involving local officials and MPs in Poltava, the agencies announced on June 12.

12 June, 02:50 PM

NABU raids Financial Monitoring Service offices

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched the offices of the State Financial Monitoring Service on June 10, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources inside the agency.

11 June, 03:41 AM

NABU uncovers alleged $8.7M military property theft scheme

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have uncovered a large-scale scheme involving the alleged theft and resale of military property from a unit in Kharkiv Oblast, NABU reported on June 10.

10 June, 10:07 PM

Anti-corruption agencies take Tymoshenko-linked bribery case to court

Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and National Anti-Corruption Bureau have filed an indictment with the court against the head of a parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada, SAPO said in a statement published on its official Telegram channel on May 26.

26 May, 05:40 PM

Tymur Mindich sues Zelenskyy over sanctions decree

Tymur Mindich, a figure in the Midas corruption case, has filed a lawsuit against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Ukraine’s Cassation Administrative Court, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 20.

20 May, 05:05 PM

Andrii Yermak released from pretrial detention after posting $3.5 million bail

Former chief-of-staff for president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Andriy Yermak, has been released after spending three days in pretrial detention, as his $3.5 million bail was fully posted, the High-Anti Corruption Court reported to NV on May 18.

18 May, 12:45 PM

NABU denies false Russian claims of “investigation” into Olena Zelenska

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) refuted Russian disinformation claims alleging that Ukraine’s first lady, Elena Zelenska, is under “investigation”, the agency wrote on May 17.

18 May, 10:47 AM

Court jails Yermak pending trial as Ukraine graft case shakes Zelenskyy’s circle

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak jailed pending trial, with bail set at 140 million hryvnias ($3.6 million), on May 14, according to a livestream of the hearing.

14 May, 10:33 AM

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