Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Lviv Rescuer Fined for Bribery
A court fined DSES rescuer Oleh Chuma ₴224K for promising, in exchange for $5,500, to influence a conscription deferral through the military enlistment office
Ex-Prison Official Sentenced to 6 Years for Bribe
A Poltava court sentenced a former prison official to six years for a UAH 2,000 bribe. Ruslan Yemtsov denied guilt, but the appellate court upheld the verdic
Supreme Court Transfers Grimchak to Kyiv Pretrial Detention Center
The Supreme Court moved ex-Deputy Minister Yuriy Grimchak to Kyiv’s pretrial detention center during his appeal review of a 10-year bribery sentence
Court Dismisses Holovko's Appeal to Restore His Position
The Ternopil court denied Mykhailo Holovko's appeal to reinstate him as regional council head after a corruption scandal. He was detained in 2023 over a 2.4M UAH bribe
Fugitive People's Deputy Odarchenko appeared in court via video link
People's deputy Andriy Odarchenko, accused of trying to bribe the leadership of the Ministry of Reconstruction, appeared at the HACC meeting via video link on October 16, refusing to report his location
The court reinstated the Lviv customs officer suspected of bribery
The Lviv court reinstated customs officer Serhiy Butov, who is suspected of systematically receiving bribes worth $38,000. The court found the dismissal illegal, despite the criminal case
Deputy Baranska was taken into custody with a bail of UAH 50 million
The court took Svitlana Baranska into custody for 60 days on suspicion of illegal enrichment, with the possibility of paying a bail of UAH 50 million
Vysotsky was extended his duties in the abuse case
The court extended the duties of Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy Taras Vysotsky, suspected of embezzling UAH 62.5 million, until October 5, 2024
The deputy prosecutor of the Zaporizhzhia region was released on bail
Natalya Maksimenko was released from custody after paying UAH 8 million in bail. She is suspected of receiving $40,000 for influencing the criminal proceedings and changing the case
The court seized the property of Medvedchuk and Kozak for UAH 16 million
The court seized the property in the Lviv region, which the brothers Medvedchuk and Kozak tried to hide. Assets worth UAH 16 million will be transferred to ARMA
The court upheld the absentee arrest of adviser Nasirov
The Court of Appeal confirmed the arrest in absentia of advisor Nasirov in the case of the legalization of a 13 million euro bribe. He is suspected of money laundering through offshore companies
The lawyer in the case of the Odessa judge pleaded guilty and made a deal
Lawyer Yevhen Berestovy, accused in the fraud case of Odessa judge Ilya Lonskyi, agreed to a deal with the investigation. He was given a 4-year suspended sentence with a 2-year probationary period