# Investigation
Against the backdrop of the growth of the illegal gambling market, the ESBU’s performance in this area has more than halved
Despite the rise in underground gambling, the Economic Security Bureau has significantly scaled back its efforts to combat the illegal gambling market.
Cyber police have arrested a hacker from Odessa who was stealing user accounts from US online platforms.
Law enforcement officers in Odessa have uncovered a member of an international hacking group involved in the theft of user accounts on US online platforms. According to the investigation, the criminals compromised nearly 30,000 accounts and caused losses amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has launched an internal investigation following the scandal surrounding Volodymyr Bugrov
An internal investigation has been launched at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv following a public scandal involving former rector Volodymyr Bugrov. A special commission has already held its first meeting and announced that it will be gathering information from students and university staff.
The SSU has uncovered a scheme in the Kyiv region to evade conscription under the guise of charitable foundations
In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers have detained three people suspected of organising a scheme to illegally evade conscription. According to the investigation, they offered conscripts fake deferrals or illegal travel abroad.
Luxury cars, weapons and over 22 million hryvnias in cash have been seized from National Police officials
During searches of the homes of senior National Police officials, law enforcement officers seized luxury cars, weapons, Swiss watches and large sums of cash. Five suspects have already been arrested in connection with the case.
Getmantsev has announced a committee meeting on the BEB report for 25 May
Danylo Getmantsev, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada’s Finance Committee, has announced that an open committee meeting will be held on 25 May, at which the committee plans to hear a report from the Economic Security Bureau. The meeting will be streamed online.
The SSU has uncovered a scheme involving the protection of porn offices in three regions
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Office of the Prosecutor General have announced the exposure of a corruption scheme involving National Police officers in three regions. According to the investigation, law enforcement officers may have received illicit benefits in exchange for turning a blind eye to the activities of so-called ‘porn offices’.
The SSU is conducting searches at National Police units in three regions
On the morning of 20 May, searches began at the regional headquarters of the National Police in the Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zhytomyr regions
A scheme involving the sale of civil service summonses to avoid conscription has been uncovered in Zakarpattia
The SSU and the National Police have announced that they have uncovered a scheme to evade conscription in Uzhhorod. According to the investigation, the head of a civil society organisation, together with accomplices, was selling conscription notices to men liable for military service, with the date of reporting to the military registration and enlistment office postponed.
$16,000 for a deferment – a soldier has been arrested in the Lviv region on suspicion of producing forged documents
Officers from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have arrested a staff sergeant from one of the special-purpose law enforcement agencies in the Lviv region. According to the investigation, he was accepting bribes to help conscripts obtain deferrals from mobilisation.
The National Police have uncovered a scheme to evade nearly 40 million hryvnias in taxes within a second-hand clothing chain
Law enforcement officials have reported the uncovering of a large-scale tax evasion scheme involving a chain of second-hand shops. According to the investigation, the organisers used more than 500 sole traders under their control and specialised software to conceal the actual volume of sales.
The National Police have uncovered a scheme to steal gas from the state gas transmission system worth over 203 million hryvnias
Police in the Ivano-Frankivsk region have uncovered a scheme to falsify natural gas records amounting to over 203 million hryvnias. According to the investigation, the director of a gas production company and three of his employees are implicated in the scheme.
