Key facts
- Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) uncovered an alleged criminal organization led by a senior official at the Prosecutor General's Office.
- The organization is accused of protecting fraudulent call centers and laundering millions of hryvnias.
- The group allegedly received systematic bribes in exchange for allowing fraudulent call centers to operate.
- Investigators stated that over Hr 20 million ($450,000) was spent on real estate, jewelry, and other valuable property.
- Assets worth at least Hr 12 million ($270,000) were allegedly registered in the names of third parties.
- The Prosecutor General's Office denied reports of a search related to the investigation.
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) announced on September 5 that they had uncovered an alleged criminal organization led by a senior official at the Prosecutor General's Office. This group is accused of protecting fraudulent call centers and laundering millions of hryvnias.
According to investigators, the official created the group in mid-2025, recruiting serving prosecutors and associates from outside the Prosecutor General's Office. The organization allegedly received systematic bribes in exchange for allowing fraudulent call centers to operate without interference. These call centers targeted both Ukrainian citizens and foreigners.
The laundered proceeds were allegedly used for property purchases, third-party ownership schemes, and bank accounts belonging to associates. Investigators stated that more than Hr 20 million ($450,000) was spent on real estate, jewelry, and other valuable property. Additionally, assets worth at least Hr 12 million ($270,000) were allegedly registered in the names of third parties to conceal ownership, including property near the Carpathian Mountains. Another Hr 10 million ($225,000) was placed in bank accounts belonging to associates and presented as legitimate business income.
Five alleged members of the organization have been identified so far. Investigators indicated that the official leading the group worked on behalf of and received protection from someone identified as the "boss," whose patronymic appears to be Andriiovych. Within the Prosecutor General’s Office, a top prosecutor could report directly to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, whose patronymic is Andriiovych, though NABU did not directly implicate him.
On September 4, a law enforcement source told the Kyiv Independent that NABU had detained Serhiy Kropyva, a deputy head of the international cooperation department at the Prosecutor General's Office, in connection with the case. Earlier on September 4, the Prosecutor General's Office denied reports that Kravchenko’s office had been searched as part of the investigation.