NABU searches Prosecutor General Kravchenko’s office in probe into criminal group protecting scam call centers

Key Points:

• Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) uncovered an alleged criminal organization led by a senior Prosecutor General's Office official that protected fraudulent call centers and laundered millions of hryvnias.
• Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko could be implicated, with searches conducted in his office, though NABU did not directly accuse him, and the Prosecutor General's Office questioned the evidence justifying the searches.
• The criminal group, reportedly created in mid-2025, involved serving prosecutors and associates who accepted bribes to allow fraudulent call centers targeting Ukrainians and foreigners to operate without interference.
• Investigators revealed that over Hr 20 million ($450,000) was laundered through real estate, jewelry, third-party ownership, and bank accounts, with at least five members identified, including Serhiy Kropyva, a deputy head at the Prosecutor General's Office, who was detained.
• The Prosecutor General's Office pledged cooperation with the investigation and is considering dismissing the implicated employee but challenged the sufficiency of evidence linking Kravchenko directly to the scheme.