Anti-corruption probe targets Ukraine prosecutor general’s office

Five suspects have been exposed and accused of racketeering and money laundering, according to media reports Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have exposed a criminal organization suspected of protecting a network of fraudulent call centers and laundering assets allegedly led by an official within the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office, NABU announced on its Telegram channel.

This case is the latest in a series of high-profile graft investigations involving Ukrainian officials and figures close to Vladimir Zelensky.

Earlier in August, the Ukrainian leader sacked the deputy head of his office, Irina Mudraya.

Her home had been searched searched as part of a probe into efforts to raise and legalize $3.3 million in bail money for former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko, a key figure in a $100 million corruption case involving state nuclear operator Energoatom and linked to Zelensky’s longtime business associate Timur Mindich.

Other recent corruption investigations have targeted former Ukrainian ministers, diplomats, and senior officials.

According to investigators, the criminal group was set up and headed in mid-2025 by a high-ranking employee of the prosecutor general’s office.

READ MORE: Agents of chaos: Zelensky’s security services trade accusations after Kiev gunfights The official allegedly recruited serving prosecutors and associates into the scheme, all of whom regularly received bribes from fraudulent call centers in exchange for allowing them to operate without interference.

The proceeds were allegedly laundered through the purchase of real estate, jewelry and other assets. © NABU More than $500,000 was spent on real estate, valuables and other assets, while a further $300,000 in assets was concealed by transferring them to third parties.

Another $250,000 was allegedly laundered through bank accounts, according to local media. © NABU Five people have been detained as suspects and face racketeering and money laundering charges.

Sources cited by Ukrainska Pravda said Sergey Kropyva, head of the prosecutor general’s office cyber department, had already been detained as part of an operation code-named “Carthage.” The investigative measures have also targeted Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, his deputy Maria Vdovychenko and Oleg Kiper, head of the Odessa regional military administration.

READ MORE: Ousted Ukrainian defense chief launches Palantir-backed company In August alone, anti-corruption authorities shut down hundreds of fraudulent call centers across the country, carrying out more than 400 searches and seizing more than $2 million during the raids.