Illegal Call Center Case: Kravchenko Explains Visa And House Allegations Involving His Family

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Kravchenko published the statement on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"It is clear from the conversations that the earlier allegations by anti-corruption authorities about my involvement in receiving and laundering money from illegal call centers have no factual basis. Conversations are simply conversations, just as a photo of a safe containing money is merely a photo of a safe containing money and has nothing to do with either me or the Prosecutor General's Office. According to the lawyers, it is a photograph from another criminal case," Kravchenko said.

According to him, his family's expenses for travel and household needs were incurred strictly within the law and were covered by declared income, with no violations.

Regarding a U.S. visa and the purchase of a laptop, Kravchenko said that his wife had prepared the documents and obtained the visa herself, and that she does not have a new laptop.

As for the 280-square-meter house where his family lives under a rental agreement, Kravchenko said they had chosen it back in the winter, but it needed some finishing work and equipment to be set up. He said that discussions about the work of contractors, the alarm system and household appliances took place in this context.

"We moved into the house on May 1, 2026. My permanent place of residence will be declared in accordance with the law," Kravchenko said.

He stressed that holding public office does not exempt anyone from scrutiny, "but neither does it eliminate the requirement to substantiate allegations with facts."

Read also: Anti-corruption court orders detention for PGO official Kropyva with UAH 120M bail alternative

As reported, on September 4, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said that, as part of Operation Carthage, they had exposed a criminal organization led by the head of a Prosecutor General's Office department that systematically collected bribes from fraudulent call centers and laundered the proceeds.

According to investigators, the PGO official formed the group in mid-2025, involving current prosecutors and close associates who were not officially affiliated with the office. The group imposed payments in exchange for allowing shadow call centers to operate without interference. The centers allegedly defrauded Ukrainian and foreign citizens on a large scale.

On September 6, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Serhii Kropyva, deputy head of the Department of International Cooperation, who is accused of shielding fraudulent call centers, to be held in custody with bail set at UAH 120 million as an alternative to detention.

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