{"id":1435966,"date":"2026-09-05T14:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/nabu-exposed-a-corruption-scheme-led-by-an-official-of-the-prosecutor-generals-office-what-is-known-about-operation-carthage\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:35:03","slug":"nabu-exposed-a-corruption-scheme-led-by-an-official-of-the-prosecutor-generals-office-what-is-known-about-operation-carthage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/nabu-exposed-a-corruption-scheme-led-by-an-official-of-the-prosecutor-generals-office-what-is-known-about-operation-carthage\/","title":{"rendered":"NABU exposed a corruption scheme led by an official of the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office: what is known about Operation Carthage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NABU and SAPO have exposed a criminal organization whose members systematically received illegal profits from fraudulent call centers and laundered the funds received. According to the investigation, the organizer of the scheme was one of the heads of structural units of the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This was reported by the NABU <a href=\"https:\/\/nabu.gov.ua\/news\/kryshuvannia-kol-tcentriv-ta-vidmyvannia-mayina-vykryto-zlochynnu-organizatciiu-na-choli-z-posadovtcem-ofisu-genprokurora\/#gallery-7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">press service<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> According to the investigation, an official of the UCP created and headed a criminal organization in mid-2025. He involved current employees of the prosecutor&#8217;s office and unofficial persons close to him in its activities.<\/p>\n<p> The organization&#8217;s members systematically received bribes for not obstructing the work of so-called call centers. These structures massively committed fraudulent acts, which affected citizens of Ukraine and foreigners.<\/p>\n<p> The members of the organization legalized the proceeds of crime through a number of schemes. Over UAH 20 million was spent on the purchase of real estate, jewelry, and valuable movable property.<\/p>\n<p> Another 12 million UAH, according to the investigation, are assets that the head of the organization legalized by re-registering them to third parties to hide the real ownership. In particular, we are talking about real estate in a popular apartment complex near the Carpathians.<\/p>\n<p> In addition, the group members placed more than 10 million UAH in the bank accounts of close people under the guise of legal income allegedly received from entrepreneurial activities. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXNzknS8iHk?si=aOWmzt0Bbm6YXcTP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> So far, law enforcement officers have exposed 5 members of the criminal organization. Their actions have been preliminarily classified under Articles 255 and 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigative actions are ongoing. Law enforcement officers are identifying other possible members of the criminal organization.<\/p>\n<p> As is known, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor&#8217;s Office (SAP) on Friday, September 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/operatsiia-karfahen-nabu-zatrymaly-posadovtsia-ofisu-henprokurora-za-kryshuvannia-kol-tsentriv\/\">detained an official of the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office Serhiy Kropyva as part of the special operation &#8220;Carthage&#8221;<\/a> . Anti-corruption authorities suspect the group he leads of &#8220;covering&#8221; a network of fraudulent call centers and legalizing property obtained through criminal means.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NABU and SAPO have exposed a criminal organization whose members systematically received illegal profits from fraudulent call centers and laundered the funds received. According to the investigation, the organizer of the scheme was one of the heads of structural units of the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office. This was reported by the NABU press service . 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