NABU Details Criminal Organization Headed By Prosecutor General's Office Official
NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) exposed a criminal organization whose members systematically received illicit payments from fraudulent call centers and laundered millions of hryvnias in proceeds.
The scheme was organized by one of the heads of a structural unit of the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to investigators, the PGO official established and headed the criminal organization in mid-2025. He involved both serving prosecutors and unofficial associates close to him in the illegal activities.
According to NABU, members of the criminal organization established a system for systematically collecting bribes in exchange for allowing so-called call centers to operate unhindered. These shadow structures carried out large-scale fraudulent activities targeting both Ukrainian citizens and foreigners.
The suspects laundered the proceeds through a number of schemes.
More than UAH 20 million was spent on purchasing real estate, jewelry and other valuable movable property.
Assets worth more than UAH 12 million at minimum market value were laundered by the organization's leader by transferring their ownership to third parties in order to conceal the actual beneficial owner. These assets included real estate in a popular apartment complex near the Carpathian Mountains.
Read also: NABU, SAPO launch special operation to expose group led by Prosecutor General's Office officialThe group members also placed more than UAH 10 million in bank accounts belonging to close associates, presenting the funds as legitimate income allegedly earned through business activities.
Five members of the criminal organization have so far been exposed.
The preliminary legal classification includes Article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – establishing or running a criminal community or criminal organization, as well as participation in one – and Article 209 – legalization (laundering) of property obtained through criminal means.
The investigation is ongoing. Authorities are identifying other possible members of the criminal organization.
Photo: NABU
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