During the first half of 2020 SBU helped to serve 372 officials a suspicion notice of corruption and other crimes. These officials have been involved in 301 criminal proceedings.

In particular, the SBU exposed 152 cases of bribery under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

For example, the head of the regional state administration demanded a “tribute” from officials of other state structures via mediator. The amount of the bribe within the year could have reached UAH 1,800,000 (USD 64,286).

In another case, an official of the State Fiscal Service in Poltava region demanded USD 85,000 from the businessman through mediator. Alternatively, he promised to return the property seized during the search without criminal liability.

SBU in Luhansk region documented 16 facts of bribery during exposing operation of an organized criminal group, which include several officials of the territorial administration of StateGeoCadastre. They received improper benefits from private entrepreneurs working in land management.

Moreover, among the officials prosecuted are the chief, his deputy and six employees of the Pavlograd Police Department (committed crimes as part of a criminal organization), an official of the State Emergency Service in Odesa region, a prosecutor of the local Prosecutor's Office and deputy chairman of the Kharkiv district court, as well as the chairman of Rivne district court, etc.

Additionally, SBU materials shows that in the first half of 2020, 61 officials were sentenced to different types and terms of imprisonment and 85 officials were removed from office.