The SBU uncovered the scheme of regular bribe taking in the State Enforcement Service units in Mykolaiv and Kyiv regions.

Allegedly, the head of the Main Department of the State Enforcement Service in Mykolaiv city is involved in organizing illegal scheme of receiving bribes from citizens, including suspects in enforcement proceedings. For different sums of bribe, the fraudsters promised the interested persons to win during online auctions of the debtors’ seized property.

The SBU detained the official in the regional center while receiving USD 3,000 from the mediator.

During searches of the suspects’ homes and offices, as well as vehicles, SBU officers found drafts and other evidence of illicit activities.

Law enforcement officers detained two active group members under Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The issue of serving the offender a notice of suspicion is being settled.

The criminal proceedings were initiated for taking a bribe by an official. The investigation is ongoing to prosecute all individuals involved in corrupt scheme.

The operation was conducted jointly with the National Police under the procedural guidance of Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

In the city of Kyiv, the SBU exposed an official of a Kyiv regional units of the State Enforcement Service of the Central Interregional Department of the Ministry of Justice for extortion of money from the suspect.

For money, the official guaranteed to close the enforcement proceeding and lift the seizure of the debtors’ bank accounts.

The law enforcement detained the official in his office pursuant to Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine on receiving the illegal financial gain.

The operation was carried out jointly with the Solomianskyi Police Unit of the Main National Police Department in Kyiv city under the supervision of the Kyiv Local Prosecutor’s Office No. 9.