Crime
Nine people arrested in Paris on suspicion of €10 million fraud involving Louvre tickets
French police have arrested nine people, including two museum employees and several guides, as part of an investigation into a large-scale scheme involving the reuse of tickets to the Louvre.
Rostislav Shurma denied hiding from the investigation and declared his willingness to cooperate.
Former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostislav Shurma stated that he does not admit his guilt and is ready to cooperate with the investigation.
An international cocaine distribution channel has been dismantled in Kyiv and the surrounding region: 16 members of the group have been detained.
Law enforcement officers exposed an organised group that sold up to 3 kilograms of cocaine every month, generating millions in revenue and disguising deliveries as taxi services.
In Norway, searches conducted at former Council of Europe secretary general's home in connection with Epstein case
The Norwegian Economic Crime Authority is investigating Thorbjørn Jagland, who has been named as a suspect in a case involving serious corruption offences linked to American financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Operation "Clean City": HACC took into custody the former deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration and his accomplice
The High Anti-Corruption Court changed the preventive measure for two suspects in a case involving the misappropriation of land in the capital, who are linked to the activities of a criminal organisation headed by a former member of the Kyiv City Council. The reason for this was the failure to pay bail amounting to tens of millions of hryvnias.
The head of the NABU detective unit, who was accused of collaborating with a traitorous MP, received 1.3 million hryvnia and resigned from the Bureau.
In December last year, Alexander Skomarov, head of the detective division of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, received 1,363,971 hryvnia in salary. At the end of January, he submitted his declaration prior to his dismissal.
Belgian police conducted searches at the European Commission over the sale of 23 buildings for €900 million
Searches were conducted at the European Commission's premises in Brussels as part of an investigation into possible violations during the sale of EU real estate in 2024. The case is being handled by the European Public Prosecutor's Office, which is investigating a €900 million deal.
The State Bureau of Investigation announced the interrogation of businessman Vaganyan in Vienna in the case of former SBU general Naumov
The State Bureau of Investigations reported that as part of the investigation into the case of former head of the SBU's Main Directorate for Internal Security Andriy Naumov, its employees questioned businessman Serhiy Vaganyan in Vienna.
Houses in the suburbs of the capital, flats and salaries of up to 400,000 hryvnia: what is being declared in the BEB on the eve of certification
On the eve of the certification, employees of the Economic Security Bureau declared salaries ranging from 150,000 to 400,000 hryvnia per month, as well as the purchase of houses, apartments and cars. Some detectives only report significant changes in their financial status, without publishing their full declarations.
Agribusinessman Serhiy Tarasov is involved in a NABU case concerning the illegal transfer of 1,500 hectares of land in the Kirovohrad region.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is investigating the illegal transfer of 1,500 hectares of land in the interests of the I&U Group agricultural holding, owned by businessman Serhiy Tarasov.
Following an investigation by Bihus.info, the Prosecutor General ordered an audit of the real estate holdings of relatives of three prosecutors in Bukovel.
On 10 February, the Prosecutor General ordered an official investigation into possible non-compliance with anti-corruption requirements by three prosecutors following the publication of information about the purchase of real estate in Polianytsia by their relatives.
A scheme to evade mobilisation was uncovered at the Main Hospital of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: an official was detained
The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the Office of the Prosecutor General and with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, eliminated a fictitious employment scheme at the Main Military Clinical Hospital. According to the investigation, the official hired acquaintances without actually performing their duties and embezzled 2.6 million hryvnias.
