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Giuliani associate Lev Parnas turns over thousands of pages of messaging with Zelenskyi, Lutsenko and Avakov surrounding. ФОТО An attorney for Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has turned over photos, dozens of text messages and thousands of pages of documents to House impeachment investigators in an effort to win his client an audience with lawmakers. He messaged with different people from the orbit of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskyi, as well as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov, prosecutor general Yurii Lutsenko. The main goal of the communication was to initiate an investigation against the family of the former US Vice President Joe Biden, as well as the possible interference of Ukraine in the 2016 US elections. 15.01.20 13:00 26 140 95 Previously in trend: interfere in the United States' 2016 presidential election

Two arrested for trying to bribe presidential candiadte Tymoshenko to quit election. PHOTOS Ukraine's prosecutor-general Yurii Lutsenko says two people have been arrested for trying to bribe Yurii Tymoshenko into dropping him run for president. 07.03.19 12:12 24 411 435 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019

Higher qualifications and disciplinary commission considers dismissal of top anti-corruption prosecutor. PHOTOS The Higher qualifications and disciplinary commission of prosecutors is considering possible dismissal of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 26.07.18 14:13 6 046 30 Kyiv News

Lutsk deputy mayor, two city council officials nabbed while receiving bribe, - prosecutor general. PHOTOS Deputy mayor of Lutsk was detained on corruption charges along with two city council officials on April 25. 26.04.18 14:14 15 545 39 Previously in trend: Grafters

Putin's 'confidant' at Crimea elections caught at border with occupied peninsula. PHOTOS Ukrainian border guards detained Vladimir Putin's "confidant" at the de-facto administrative border with the occupied Crimea on April 23. The woman happened to be a holder of a newly-issued biometric passport of Ukraine. 24.04.18 11:23 46 273 183 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Prosecutor general says MP Savchenko tried to recruit Ukrainian servicemen for terrorist attacks. PHOTOS Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says non-affiliated Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Nadia Savchenko tried to recruit Ukrainian officers for commission of terrorist attacks. 22.03.18 10:37 97 463 395 Previously in trend: Apprehension of Volodymyr Ruban

Developer's CEO nabbed while trying to bribe police investigation directorate chief, - prosecutor general. PHOTOS Director of a real estate developer was apprehended when he tried to give a bribe disguised as a box of sweets to the chief of the Investigation Directorate of the National Police of the Kyiv region. 28.11.17 18:18 45 841 99 Previously in trend: Grafters

Lutsenko issues annual report on probe into Yanukovych regime crimes: "49 verdicts passed, stolen funds confiscated" Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has published the annual report on progress of the investigation into the crimes against the Ukrainians committed by the regime of fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. 21.11.17 16:30 10 054 76 Ukrainian Politics

Kharkiv Air Force University Chief Alimpiev detained on corruption charges, - Lutsenko. PHOTO Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko says military prosecutor's office detained Chief of Kharkiv National Air Force University Major-General Alimpiev. The official is charged with large-scale embezzlement. 17.11.17 21:22 38 800 56 Previously in trend: Grafters

Two Volyn Regional Administration officials charged with embezzling funds for defense line construction, prosecutor general says. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko disclosed details of case filed against officials of the Volyn Regional State Administration suspected of embezzlement of public funds allocated for construction of the second defense line at the forefront. 17.11.17 19:56 9 817 27 Previously in trend: Budget Siphoning

Prosecutor General Lutsenko meets with MPs, persons involved in Kolmohorov's trial, - PGO. PHOTOS A meeting on the case of convicted border guard Kolmohorov is underway in the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine. 02.11.17 17:22 36 682 127 Ukrainian Politics

PGO detained 15th prosecutor red-handed since 2017. PHOTOS The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine together with SBU have detained a grafter prosecutor as he accepted a bribe of $5,000. 01.08.17 16:11 36 173 67 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine extradites massive money laundering mastermind Nicosia to Italy, - Lutsenko. PHOTO Giuseppe Donaldo Nicosia, the creator of one of the biggest money laundering schemes in the history of Italy, has been extradited to his native country. 17.07.17 11:28 53 673 51 Society

Prosecutor General Lutsenko says he will file repeated motions for lifting immunity of certain MPs The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) will repeatedly file motions in the Verkhovna Rada to lift immunity of MPs that the Rada failed to support on the voting on Tuesday. 12.07.17 11:26 7 026 43 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov

Residences of prosecutors and investigator into 'Klymenko taxmen' case fired at, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTOS Windows of the apartments where prosecutors and the investigator in the 'taxmen of Klymenko" case reside have been fired at. 06.07.17 17:23 38 192 60 Previously in trend: "Taxmen of Klymenko" detained

Lutsenko introduced motion on Mykhailo Dobkin's arrest into Rada. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko introduced a motion to the Verkhovna Rada on providing their consent to indictment, detention, and arrest of Opposition Bloc MP Mykhailo Dobkin. 30.06.17 09:58 77 990 305 Ukrainian Politics

Chief Editor of Strana.ua Huzhva detained for bribe extortion, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko announced that Chief Editor of Strana.ua online news outlet Ihor Huzhva was detained last night. 23.06.17 09:36 89 269 358 Incidents

Group of people who planned to kidnap and transfer former Russian citizen to Russia for $17 million was detained, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTOS The suspects were detained while receiving $100,000 as an advance payment for the crime. 02.06.17 13:04 96 655 116 Incidents

Suspect in organization of journalist Serhiienko's murder detained, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTO Cherkasy region police and prosecutors have detained in Kyiv a person suspected of organizing a high-profile murder of journalist Vasyl Serhiienko, an active participant of the Revolution of Dignity and a hero of Ukraine. 17.05.17 12:20 23 354 15 Previously in trend: Murder of Serhiienko

Group of racketeers detained in Kyiv extorting $1.3M "for chief prosecutor," - Lutsenko. PHOTOS The Military Prosecutor's Office together with the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police of Kyiv have detained a group of three people who were engaged in extortion. 11.05.17 11:13 79 434 57 Previously in trend: Police workdays Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Funds seized from Yanukovych and his cronies transferred to State Treasury, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTO $1.5 billion kept on bank accounts of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and his cronies that were later attached by the court decision have been transferred to the accounts of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine. 28.04.17 18:57 24 275 145 Incidents

Tysa customs officials suspended over smuggling allegations, - prosecutor general. PHOTOS Senior officers of Tysa customs post (the Zakarpattia region) were suspended Thursday after Hungary's border guards found a large batch of smuggled cigarettes and amber in a vehicle that arrived from Ukraine. 27.04.17 23:12 68 832 81 Incidents

Daring assassination of former Russian State Duma member Voronenkov. PHOTOS+VIDEO 18+ Former Deputy of the Russian State Duma Denys Voronenkov was murdered in downtown Kyiv. ATTENTION: the news contains footage and pictures that may be too gruesome for some audience members! Viewer discretion is strongly advised! 23.03.17 14:40 234 621 3 Previously in trend: Voronenkov assassinated

Ukrspetsexport ex-CEO Bondarchuk denies apprehension in London. PHOTOS He has published a photo from a cafe where he was going to dine. 17.03.17 16:50 20 178 43 Ukrainian Politics

State Management of Affairs ex-head indicted for seizing Mezhyhiria: 1M euro found during search at his place - Lutsenko. PHOTO Former Head of the State Management of Affairs (DUS) Ihor Tarasiuk has been indicted on charges of seizing the state-owned Mezhyhiria residence in favor of fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. During a search at his place, law enforcers seized documents, 1 million euro, gold and other things. 03.03.17 16:25 38 137 38 Previously in trend: Mezhygorye Secrets

Law enforcers nab Social Security disability fund head while accepting 700,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko reports about successful operation to apprehend the head of Social Security disability fund under the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine as he was receiving 700,000 hryvnia (about $25,800) a bribe. 17.02.17 18:25 55 223 172 Previously in trend: Grafters

PGO, SBU stage raids in Zhytomyr region, seize 500 kilos of amber and weapons, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Amber extraction needs to be codified into law. 02.02.17 17:23 30 541 53 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Olevsk shoot-out

Deputy prosecutor of Kirovohrad region apprehended for bribe attempt, - Lutsenko. PHOTO The violator was caught by the police officers. 29.01.17 17:16 39 044 98 Previously in trend: Grafters

Uzhhorod Deputy Mayor Tsap goes into hiding after involvement in graft revealed, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko says Deputy Mayor of Uzhhorod Ishtvan Tsap has accepted a bribe. 26.01.17 00:06 46 791 60 Previously in trend: Grafters

Investigation obtains irrefutable evidence of Yanukovych’s request to bring Russian troops in Ukraine, prosecutor general says. DOCUMENT The investigators of the military prosecutor's office collected irrefutable documentary evidence of act of treason committed by fugitive ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. 17.01.17 23:23 134 841 396 Incidents

Judge nabbed at taking $16,000 bribe is Liubomyr Holovatiuk involved in Mezhyhiria fraud, - media. PHOTOS+VIDEO Media report that the Economic Court judge who was apprehended last night in Kyiv isLiubomyr Holovatiuk. 13.01.17 14:15 54 135 90 Previously in trend: Grafters

Kyiv Economic Court judge nabbed accepting $16,000 in bribe, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Law enforcers have detained a judge of the Kyiv Economic Court as he was trying to receive an undue profit in the amount of $16,000 from a businessman. 12.01.17 20:52 41 380 93 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Poet Polezhaka's brother and his 8-month-old daughter killed in car crash with drunk rich kid. PHOTO On Dec. 27, 2016 a car crash near Kharkiv took lives of a 38-year-old brother and 8-month-old niece of Ukrainian poet Artem Polezhaka. The man told about the tragedy on his Facebook page, after which it was blocked by Facebook administration. 10.01.17 10:20 140 832 10 Previously in trend: Drunk driving

Moldovan businessman nabbed giving prosecutor $75,000 in bribe, - Lutsenko. PHOTO Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has announced the work of the PGO's General Inspectorate started with the detention of a Moldovan businessman who tried to bribe a prosecutor. 29.12.16 19:10 16 263 30 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko Grafters

Court rules on detention of suspect Yanukovych, - Lutsenko. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has published the ruling of Kyiv's Pechersk district court on the arrest of suspect Viktor F. Yanukovych. 15.12.16 16:40 28 172 101 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych

Ex-police officer Kasian involved in gang that plotted robbery in Kniazhychi, - Shevchenko. PHOTO One of the organizers of the robbery was a former officer of the Main Department for Organized Crime Control. 11.12.16 15:59 168 167 320 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

Former head of Kyivenerhoholdynh Bondar detained, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Kyiv prosecutor's office, police and Security Service (SBU) have detained formed chief of Kyivenerhoholdynh Yurii Bondar, who was allegedly involved in carve-out of stocks belonging to Kyiv city community. 07.12.16 15:30 127 174 206 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Senior prosecutor caught in Kherson region accepting 400,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Lutsenko. PHOTO Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has reported that a deputy of a local prosecutor's office was nabbed in the Kherson region for extorting a bribe of 400,000 hryvnia ($14,869). 02.12.16 23:23 35 753 87 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko Grafters

"Prosecutor general's statement might harm interaction between NABU and SAP," - NABU on Lutsenko's statement. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) filed a complaint to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) against the decision of Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Office Head (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi, not a request to bring him to justice. 02.12.16 16:48 37 655 99 Oddities

MP Onyshchenko says he passed incriminating evidence against Poroshenko to US secret services. DOCUMENT Ukrainian member of parliament Oleksandr Onyshchenko announced he had passed incriminating evidence against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to the United States. 01.12.16 15:46 135 164 401 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Corruption of Yanukovych's regime led to war crimes in Donbas, Crimea, - Lutsenko in The Hague. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko says the corruption flourishing during the regime of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych subsequently led to war crimes in the Russian-occupied Donbas and Crimea. 23.11.16 00:10 15 473 52 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Vetted Prosecutor Holomsha’s children received cushy jobs, - Anti-Corruption Action Center. PHOTO Nepotism and cronyism continue flourishing in the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine when it comes to lucrative appointments within the agency. 21.11.16 20:19 118 615 151 Oddities

Kyiv Gulliver mall attached as part of Bank Mykhailivskyi bankruptcy case, - Lutsenko. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has announced that the assets of Gulliver shopping and entertainment center have been arrested. 14.11.16 23:23 25 723 20 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Law enforcers detain fraudster extorting $2M for alleged pressure on Kholodnytskyi in Onyshchenko case, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTOS The members of Major Frauds Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) in conjunction with the NABU and SBU detectives exposed a large-scale fraud orchestrated by a citizen of Ukraine who extorted $2 million for alleged pressure on Head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 08.11.16 22:30 31 214 52 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko Onyshchenko case

Lutsenko met with families of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred and discussed Maidan case with them. PHOTOS Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko told families of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred about an action plan in the investigation of resonant Maidan crimes. 06.11.16 11:12 16 149 86 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Man attempted to buy 200 kg of 'criminal' amber from PGO investigator, - Chief Lutsenko. PHOTO The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has detained a man who attempted to bribe a PGO investigator into closing a case and returning 200 kg of amber. 28.10.16 10:29 62 926 75 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Grafters

Law enforcers raid Ukrzaliznytsia subsidiaries and suppliers, already seized $1.5 million, - prosecutor general. PHOTO The members of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) in conjunction with Security Service (SBU) and National Police of Ukraine are carrying out a special operation to collect evidence of crimes associated with supplies of cabling and wiring products of poor-quality to Ukrzaliznytsia. 21.10.16 16:05 67 564 64 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Higher Economic Court top officials indicted for organizing judicial fraud in 2011-2014, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS The criminal proceedings involve some 7,000 instances of illegal human interference with the automated case picking system and intrusion into the work of judges with a view to making them rule in favor of criminals. 18.10.16 18:18 23 404 35 Ukrainian Politics