Corruption Scheme Exposed in Prosecutor's Office

Investigators from the Internal Control Office and detectives from the third main department of NABU, in collaboration with SAP, revealed a prosecutor from the Office of the Attorney General and lawyers who were inciting a bribe of $3.5 million. The funds were allegedly intended for prosecutors and judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court to secure a decision to close a criminal case being investigated by NABU detectives.
According to the investigation, from February 10 to September 18, 2025, lawyers, in a criminal conspiracy with the prosecutor, offered a suspect in one of the NABU cases a way to resolve the issue of case closure through bribery of public officials.
The perpetrators agreed to act as intermediaries in the receipt and transfer of funds. The amount of the bribe, which they incited the suspect to provide, grew from an initial $2 million to $3.5 million during their criminal activity.
The co-conspirators developed a detailed plan for the phased delivery of the bribe. At the moment of their exposure by NABU detectives, the prosecutor and lawyers had already received $200,000 from the suspect.
Currently, urgent investigative actions are underway to identify all possible participants in the criminal scheme and to document their illegal activities.
Preliminary legal qualification: Part 2 of Article 15, Part 4 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Disclaimer: According to the first part of Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.