Kyiv has been fighting corruption for many years, which persisted even during the Russian invasion, and several scandals have shaken the close circle of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) announced on Saturday that they uncovered a money laundering scheme “led by an official of the General Prosecutor’s Office” and conducted searches there.
Received money for protecting phone scammers
According to investigators, the network received money for protecting call centers that carried out phone scams and “laundered assets worth millions.”
Over more than four years of war, the number of phone scams has sharply increased both in Ukraine and Russia.
NABU stated that bribes were used to buy real estate, jewelry, and other valuables.
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Denied the accusations
R. Kravchenko posted a statement on social media Sunday evening, in which he denied the accusations, called them completely unfounded, and denied any wrongdoing.
NABU published photos of a safe full of bundles of dollar bills and stated that it identified five individuals connected to the scheme but did not name them.
According to the Switzerland-based international NGO “The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime” (GI-TOC), about 60,000 people work in illegal call centers in Ukraine.
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