The Security Service of Ukraine exposed an interethnic organized criminal group in Odesa that terrified citizens and kept entrepreneurs of the region in fear. The SBU CSO “A” officers detained four organizers of the group during an abduction attempt.
SBU cyber specialists together with the Main Investigation Department of the National Police exposed officials of several state institutions in Odesa and Odesa City Council. The officials illegally re-registered the land plot, owned by the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection.
SBU exposed and stopped in Kharkiv region illegal activities of a criminal group manufacturing forged diplomas of higher education for DNR militants.
For half a year, the SBU banned from entering Ukraine 128 foreigners who are the members and supporters of international terrorist organisations.
The SBU jointly with the Prosecutor General’s Office, the State Tax Service, and the State Financial Monitoring Service conducted a special operation to uncover and block within the State Tax Service an illegal scheme for VAT tax of crediting of economic agents.
Allegedly, several local businessmen decided to take advantage of the epidemiological situation due to the spread of coronavirus infection and organized artisanal production of antiseptics in rented warehouses. They used a car glass washer as a raw material, which includes the toxic substance ethylene glycol. The suspects sold counterfeits to the public under the guise of a non-existent brand through online platforms and their own online store. According to preliminary estimates, they produced up to 3 tons of counterfeit per week.
SBU has exposed the misappropriation of budget funds for the overhaul of roads in Vyshhorod district in Kyiv region. The state suffered from the damages in the amount of over UAH 600,000 (USD 21,429).
SBU CI exposed officials of the Zhytomyr Armored Plant state enterprise for millions of abuses during the repair of security systems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Security Service of Ukraine prevented a contract killing of a Kyiv IT businessman and detained the person who ordered the killing.
In Sumy region, the SBU officers blocked large-scale smuggling of non-certified medicines and tobacco excisable goods from Russia.
During the pre-trial investigation, the operatives of the SBU Main Office of Internal Security exposed the fact of criminal activity of a lieutenant colonel of an SBU regional office.
In Odesa region, SBU officers blocked the corruption scheme of receiving bribes by customs officers during customs clearance of vehicles.