Position: head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise and deputy of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council from "Servant of the People".
Sphere of corrupt activity: health care.
Region of corruption activity: Khmelnytskyi region.
Qualification: She was notified of suspicion of illegal enrichment (Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Status : in custody.
The story of the case : in October 2024, employees of the State Security Bureau exposed the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise (MSEC) and her son for illegal enrichment. During the searches, they found almost 6 million dollars in cash, jewelry and branded items.
It is reported that the son of the head of MSEC holds the position of head of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region.
According to "Slovo i Dilo" information, it is about the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise and a deputy of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council from the "Servant of the People" Tetyana Krupa, as well as her son Oleksandr Krupa.
Law enforcement officers conducted a number of searches in the offices and residences of the mother and son. 100,000 dollars were found in the office of the head of MSEC, as well as a number of forged medical documents, lists of evasion patients with names and fictitious diagnoses.
In addition, in the home of the officials, the SBI employees found almost 5 million 244 thousand dollars, 300 thousand euros, more than 5 million UAH, branded jewelry and jewelry. "Law enforcement officers found money in almost every corner of the apartment - in closets, drawers, niches. Documents confirming the illegal activities of officials and their money laundering through various business projects were also seized.
It is reported that during the investigation, the official tried to get rid of part of the money by throwing two bags with half a million dollars through the window. The law enforcement officers also discovered that the family of top officials owns considerable wealth.
Among other things, they own 30 real estate objects in Khmelnytskyi, Lviv and Kyiv, 9 luxury cars, corporate rights worth UAH 48 million, a hotel and restaurant complex of almost 3,000 m2 in one of Khmelnytskyi's parks. Abroad, they own real estate in Austria, Spain and Turkey. The family also "accumulated" almost 2.3 million dollars in foreign currency accounts.
All this property was undeclared.
She was informed of the suspicion of illegal enrichment (Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The issue of selecting a preventive measure for her is being resolved.
On October 8, 2024, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv decided to take the head of the Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC) into custody, Tetiana Krupa, with the possibility of bail in the amount of 500 million hryvnias, which the prosecutors insisted on in their petition.
Later, the High Anti-Corruption Court seized part of Krupa's property. Cash in foreign currency, contracts for the purchase of land plots, branded jewelry, bank cards and electronic devices were seized.
According to the HACC decision, the court seized 3.17 million dollars, 140 thousand euros and UAH 1.27 million found in Tetyana Krupa's apartment. 93,000 people were also arrested. dollars and 2 thousand euros seized on October 3 in her office. In addition to cash, the court seized:
● documents regarding the construction design of five buildings;
● laptop, five flash drives, iPhone 10, 13 Pro, 15 Pro Max and other devices;
● two boxes with gold jewelry made of yellow metal and white stones;
● declarations of Krupa for the years 2021–2023, a draft response to the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, and a certificate on the payment of dividends.
Land purchase and sale contracts, technical documentation for Krupa's husband's land plots, medical documentation, bank cards and branded jewelry were also seized.
On November 21, 2024, the Appeals Chamber of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry kept the ex-head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Tetiana Krupa in custody and reduced the amount of bail by 200 million hryvnias (from 500 to 300 million hryvnias).
It is reported that the Appeals Chamber of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry considered the appeals of the defense against the decision of the investigative judge of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv dated October 7 on the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention to the head of one of the regional centers of MSEC.
According to the results of the review, the panel of judges of the AC HACC partially satisfied the appeals of the defenders, annulled the decision of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv and issued a new one, which applied to the official a preventive measure in the form of detention with an alternative of bail in the amount of UAH 300 million
The decision has entered into force and cannot be appealed in the cassation procedure.
In November 2024, it became known that the High Anti-Corruption Court extended until April 5, 2025 the term of the pre-trial investigation of the case on the suspicion of the head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC, deputy of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council Tetyana Krupa, in illegal enrichment.
Such a decision was made on November 28 by HACC investigative judge Lesya Fedorak.
The detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office asked the court to extend the investigation for up to six months, i.e. until April 5, 2025 inclusive. According to the prosecutor, a number of examinations have been scheduled in the case, which are ongoing and it is not known when they will be ready, and the investigation plans to send requests for international legal assistance. The defense objected to the motion.
Grant the request. Extend the period of pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings up to six months, i.e. until April 5, 2025 inclusive
On January 13, 2025, it became known that the amount of bail paid for Tetyana Krupa, who headed the Khmelnytskyi Regional Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC), increased by 500 thousand hryvnias.
"Suspilne Khmelnytskyi" reported this in response to an information request from the HACC.
Thus, currently, the deposit account of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has 5 million 500 thousand hryvnias. The total amount of the deposit is 280 million hryvnias.
Tetyana Krupa is currently being held in a Kyiv pre-trial detention center. Her case is being handled by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
In January 2025, it became known that the High Anti-Corruption Court extended until March 23, 2025 the detention of the head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC, deputy of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council, Tetyana Krupa, who is suspected of illicit enrichment.
At the same time, her alternative bail was reduced from UAH 280 million to UAH 260 million. According to media reports, this concerns Tetyana Krupa.
Previously, the court extended Krupa's arrest, but reduced the amount of alternative bail from UAH 300 to UAH 280 million.
On January 23, the investigating judge of the Higher Criminal Court of Ukraine partially satisfied the request of the NABU detective and extended the preventive measure of detention previously applied to the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Criminal Investigation Department. The term is 60 days, i.e. until March 23, 2025 inclusive. At the same time, the investigating judge determined a different amount of bail, which is UAH 260 million.
At the end of March, the High Anti-Corruption Court extended until October 5 the pre-trial investigation into the case of suspicion of the head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEK, deputy of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council, Tetyana Krupa, in illegal enrichment.
As is known, the anti-corruption court previously extended the investigation into Krupa's case until April 5. But detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau could not complete the investigation within the specified period and therefore requested that it be extended.
The motion is granted. The term of the pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings is extended to twelve months, i.e. until October 5, 2025 inclusive.
In April, it became known that NABU detectives found data on the phone of the head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC, Tetyana Krupa, indicating that she had crypto assets.
The investigating judge took into account information from the NABU that during an examination of Krupa's mobile phone, detectives discovered data indicating that she had crypto assets.
Since Krupa's monetary assets may have criminal origins, it is currently impossible to establish their exact size and storage location, but this is the subject of a pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings. In addition, part of the resources of the suspect and her relatives may be hidden and accumulated abroad.
Later "Glavkom" citing a court record, announced that Polish prosecutors had handed over to Ukraine evidence of alleged money laundering by the family of the former head of the Khmelnytskyi Region's MSEC, Tetyana Krupa. The case has already been merged with criminal proceedings for illicit enrichment.
In February, the deputy district prosecutor of the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw transferred to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine the materials of the criminal proceedings involving Krupa, her husband Volodymyr, and daughter-in-law Kateryna.
According to Polish law enforcement, between May 29, 2022 and October 17, 2024, Krup and his family imported significant amounts of money from Ukraine to Poland. It is stated that these are funds "obtained from profits related to the commission of prohibited acts." However, it is not specified what is meant by this statement.
According to the investigation, the Krupa family then deposited the imported cash into bank accounts during their stay in Krakow, Wroclaw, Szczecin, and other unspecified locations and subsequently transferred it to the accounts of institutions in Switzerland and the USA.
That is, they committed actions related to the disposal of property, the actual circumstances of which indicate that it was obtained by criminal means, including the implementation of a financial transaction with such property and its movement.
It is reported that in late February, Ukrainian law enforcement officers opened a new case against Krupa - under the article "Legalization (laundering) of property obtained by crime." In mid-March, this episode was added to the case in which the former head of the MSEC is suspected of illicit enrichment.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers are currently preparing documents on providing international legal assistance. This concerns temporary access to information on bank accounts opened for Krupa and her daughter-in-law in Polish banks (Bank Pekao SA, BNP Paribas Bank Polska SA, PKO Bank Polski SA) and the Austrian Erste Bank Oberbank, where the former head of the MSEC, her husband and daughter-in-law have accounts.
It is reported that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is preparing interrogations. In addition to the aforementioned members of Krupa's family, her son, the former head of the Pension Fund in Khmelnytskyi region, Oleksandr Krupa, will be questioned. The interrogation will concern the funds they took out of Ukraine and deposited into accounts in foreign banks.
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: Tetyana Krupa's son, Oleksandr Krupa, head of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region.
Assets: It is known from Tetyana Krupa's declaration for 2023 that she and her family members have declared four apartments, 16 residential buildings, three garages, and 38 plots of land. Declared 2019 PORSCHE car. Salary received for 12 months at the main place of work, 597 thousand. 300 hryvnias
According to Suspilny's own sources, it is known that Tetyana Krupa and her husband Volodymyr are disabled and receive a pension for this.
Scandals: At the end of March 2025, it became known that Tetyana Krupa, who is suspected of illegal enrichment, visited Turkey a few months before her detention, Absolution reports.
A statement was found on Krupa's device addressed to Health Minister Viktor Lyashko, requesting permission for treatment at the Acibadem Altunizade medical facility (Istanbul). The former head planned to stay in a foreign medical facility from July 25 to August 25, 2024.
In addition, law enforcement officers recorded correspondence between Tetyana Krupa and a person who was supposed to help with the issuance of an invitation for diagnostics and treatment at a Turkish medical institution. Among others, a message from Krupa was found, in which she insisted on meeting with the aforementioned person:
"Give me money and discuss how I can leave some trace in the clinic, because if there is a request from Ukraine, they need to answer that I was treated. It would be good if the clinic did not answer at all."
The investigation found Krupa's correspondence, where she was interested in holiday tours to the city of Fethiye. It was about booking apartments in hotels; the employee sent photos of documents, as well as her husband. Krupa was interested in the following dates: from August 1 to August 15, 2024 (the cost of the tour was 833.6 thousand hryvnias), from August 11 to August 25 (1.13 million hryvnias).
As the investigation found out, Tetyana Krupa did travel to the city of Fethiye (700 km from Istanbul, where the Acibadem Altunizade medical facility is located) on the days when she was supposed to be receiving treatment.
Suspected of illegal enrichment, former chief physician of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise Tetyana Krupa owned cryptocurrency. The materials of the pre-trial investigation indicate that during the examination of the suspect's mobile phone, detectives found data indicating the presence of crypto assets in her possession. At the same time, the investigation is not naming specific amounts at this time.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Krupa, the law enforcement officers reacted in time.
Sources:
https://dbr.gov.ua/news/dbr-zatrimalo-kerivnicyu-msek-z-hmelnichchini
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/2c274d8b-c440-476c-bdac-855a1ced6da2