# Investigation
Kyiv exposes lawyer who extorted $100,000 from business for "solving" tax issues
In Kyiv, the SBU and the National Police exposed a lawyer who extorted $100,000 from entrepreneurs by blackmail and deception, threatening them with fines of almost UAH 1 billion.
NABU and SAPO expose bribery scheme for voting in Verkhovna Rada
The NABU and the SAPO served suspicion notices to five MPs in the case of an organised group that systematically received bribes for the required votes in the Verkhovna Rada. The amount of the bribe was up to USD 20,000
Nine people killed in Turkey during special operation against ISIS
Three police officers and six radicals were killed in a police raid against Islamic State militants in northwestern Turkey. The operation follows a series of large-scale detentions in the run-up to the holidays
Seven people detained in Italy on suspicion of funding Hamas for millions of euros
Italian police have arrested seven suspects of raising about €7 million for Hamas under the guise of humanitarian aid to Palestinians. Two more people have been put on the international wanted list.
Ukraine and Latvia dismantle international network of financial fraudsters with losses of EUR 1.6 million
Ukrainian and Latvian law enforcement officers shut down an international network of financial fraudsters that caused EUR 1.6 million in losses to a foreign payment institution and involved about 300 people.
Former Moldovan Prime Minister Filat put on international wanted list after sentencing in France
Interpol puts former Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat on the international wanted list after French court verdict in money laundering and corruption case
NABU and SAPO expose a group of MPs who took bribes for voting in the Rada
The NABU and the SAPO reported exposing an organised criminal group of current MPs who systematically received undue benefits for voting in the Verkhovna Rada. Details are to be made public later
Drug dealer selling psilocybin mushrooms under the guise of chocolate exposed in Kyiv
Kyiv police exposed a 31-year-old Kyiv resident who set up a laboratory in his apartment to grow psilocybin mushrooms and sell them under the guise of chocolate bars. The value of the seized goods exceeds UAH 1 million
Closure of AZAL crash case in Russia raises serious questions
Azerbaijan has said that the decision of the Russian Investigative Committee to close the criminal case on the downing of AZAL flight J2 8243 is distrustful. Baku is waiting for the completion of compensation and a legal assessment of the actions of officials
Large-scale drug lab with 220 cannabis bushes exposed in Dnipro
Police in Dnipro exposed a 42-year-old man who had equipped a hangar as a drug lab. Investments amounted to about UAH 8 million, about 220 cannabis bushes were seized
Former head of the Ukrainian Football Association Andriy Pavelko is wanted
The former president of the Ukrainian Football Association, Andriy Pavelko, has been put on the Interior Ministry's wanted list. He is suspected of misappropriation of funds and forgery in the case of tens of millions of hryvnias in damages
Turkey detains 115 suspected ISIS members, links them to holiday attacks
The Istanbul Prosecutor's Office announced the detention of 115 suspected ISIS members. According to investigators, they could have been preparing attacks during Christmas and New Year's holidays, in particular against non-Muslims
