Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Four Defendants Reach Plea Deals in UAH 15bn Conversion Center Case
The HACC received an indictment and plea agreements involving four defendants in a case concerning a conversion center with a reported turnover of UAH 15 billion. The case also involves former State Tax Service head Yevhen Oleinikov, who is suspected of facilitating the scheme
HACC Appeals Chamber Schedules Hearing in Former Odesa Judge’s Case
The HACC Appeals Chamber will hear appeals on November 23 against the seven-year prison sentence imposed on Pavlo Dobrov, former acting head of the Kominternivskyi District Court in Odesa region, for receiving nearly UAH 50,000 in improper benefits
SAPO Sends MP Anna Skorokhod’s Case to Court
SAPO sent the case against MP Anna Skorokhod to court. She is accused of inciting the provision of a particularly serious improper benefit. Investigators allege the scheme involved demanding $250,000 to help impose NSDC sanctions on a competitor company
Probe Into Five Servant of the People MPs Extended to
The HACC extended until December 27 the pretrial investigation into five Servant of the People MPs — Yevhen Pyvovarov, Ihor Nehulevskyi, Olha Savchenko, Yurii Kisiel and Mykhailo Laba — who are suspected of receiving improper benefits
HACC Panel to Hear Case Against Ex-State Property Fund Head
A three-judge HACC panel will hear the case against former State Property Fund head Dmytro Sennichenko and other defendants accused of creating and participating in a criminal organization. Investigators say the scheme caused over UAH 700 million in losses
HACC Extends Procedural Duties of Ex-MSEC Head Krupa
The HACC extended until December 5 the procedural duties imposed on Tetiana Krupa, former head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional MSEC. She must report any change of residence and surrender her foreign passports and other documents allowing her to cross Ukraine’s border
Logvynskyi Case Over UAH 54m Laundering Sent to Court
NABU and SAPO sent to court the case against former MP Heorhii Logvynskyi and four other people. Investigators allege they secured over UAH 54 million from the state budget for Zolotyi Mandaryn Oil and later laundered the funds
HACC Allows Krupa’s Husband and Son to Travel Abroad for Treatment
The HACC allowed Volodymyr and Oleksandr Krupa to join the next hearing in the case involving the family of former Khmelnytskyi MSEC head Tetiana Krupa by video link while abroad for medical treatment. Further travel will require separate court approval
HACC Cuts Former Klitschko Deputy’s Bail to UAH 14.4m
The HACC reduced the bail for former Kyiv Deputy Mayor Oleksandr Spasybko from UAH 16 million to UAH 14.4 million in the case involving businessman Denys Komarnytskyi. The court also ordered UAH 1.6 million returned
Former Odesa District Court Head Appeals 7-Year Sentence
Pavlo Dobrov, former acting head of the Kominternivskyi District Court in Odesa region, and his defense appealed a HACC verdict sentencing him to seven years in prison for receiving nearly UAH 50,000 in improper benefits
HACC Extends Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO’s Detention, Cuts Bail
The HACC extended the detention of Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO Leonid Shyman until November 20 in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of UAH 102.45 million. His bail was reduced from UAH 20 million to UAH 18 million
HACC Appeals Chamber Orders Medical Examination for Ex-Volyn MP
The HACC Appeals Chamber refused to release former Volyn Regional Council member Valentyn Koshelnyk from custody. He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for trading in influence. The court ordered Lutsk detention center to arrange a medical examination and provide necessary care