Details of $358,000 bribe case: SSU officer blackmailed border guard with compromising evidence
An SSU officer blackmailed a border guard and demanded a bribe.
This was reported by journalist Oleh Novikov, Censor.NET informs.
This is the head of the Solomonovo Border Guard Department of the Chop Border Guard Detachment of the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service, Oleksandr Marushchak.
He is suspected of providing an unlawful benefit to a senior operative in the special cases of the Main Department for the Protection of National Statehood of the SSU Office in Vinnytsia region through an intermediary, Serhii Pankush.
"The SSU officer allegedly recorded Marushchak's illegal activities and therefore blackmailed him, demanding money. The case was initiated in early 2024 and the investigation was conducted to find out who exactly owns the crypto wallet to which the intermediary Pankush transferred money from border guard Marushchak. In the period from 5 January to 27 April 2024, Pankush received an undue benefit totalling $358,000 in cryptocurrency, which he then sent to an SSU employee," the statement said.
Pankush made a deal and exposed the SSU officer.
"The mediator was given a suspended sentence of 8 years and 3 years of probation. He pledged to provide incriminating testimony and will transfer UAH 2 million for the needs of the Armed Forces," the journalist added.
Earlier it was reported that NABU exposed a border guard who gave $355,000 in cryptocurrency bribes to a law enforcement officer.
