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Several investigations have uncovered suspicious asset disclosures and false declarations among Ukrainian officials. Notably, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have notified multiple officials of suspicions regarding their declared assets. These cases involve illicit enrichment, hidden accounts abroad, and undeclared luxury items, ranging from premium cars to real estate. The declarations, worth millions in hryvnias, highlight widespread issues within Ukrainian public office spheres. Such revelations underscore the importance of accountability and transparency in governance, drawing attention to the need for thorough scrutiny of declarations submitted by public officials.
What steps are being taken to verify government asset declarations?
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP) and other anti-corruption bodies are actively re-examining asset declarations. This includes a full re-examination of suspicious declarations based on evidence pointing to potential fraud or omissions. These efforts aim to ensure transparency and accountability within public offices.
How are officials concealing their true asset values?
There are several reported methods of concealment including failure to declare foreign bank accounts, using relatives to register luxury items, and not disclosing cash found in unexpected locations such as a garage. These tactics aim to hide true wealth and evade scrutiny.
Can failure to declare assets lead to legal repercussions?
Yes, submitting false or incomplete asset declarations can result in legal consequences. Officials notified of suspicion may face charges and trial, particularly if investigations by bodies like NABU or SBI reveal substantial discrepancies or illicit enrichment.
Are high-ranking positions in government immune to declaration investigations?
No, even high-ranking officials are subject to investigation. Recent cases have involved various public positions, including MPs, judges, and heads of government agencies, reflecting that no position is above the need for transparency and accurate reporting.
What is the significance of accurate asset declaration in governance?
Accurate declarations are crucial for fostering transparency, integrity, and public trust in governance. They prevent illicit enrichment and ensure that officials are accountable for their financial conduct, promoting ethical standards in public service.
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25-year-old prosecutor Bobita owns four apartments, two expensive cars as her salary proves inconsistent with lifestyle. PHOTOS Aged 25, Olena Bobita, a prosecutor at Kyiv's Obolon district prosecutor's office, possesses four apartments, two luxury cars and affords regular trips to the Dominican Republic and Egypt. Surprisingly, her annual salary makes 75,000 hryvnia ($2,870). Salary of her husband, also a prosecutor, made 87,000 ($3,330) in 2015. 328 463 581 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
President Poroshenko declares 104 companies, over 60M hryvnia income, $27M in bank accounts, and 30M-worth house Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko keeps $27 million in bank accounts. 181 402 1 017 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Ex-MP Muraiev declares $3.75M of total income, didn't refuse 167,900 hryvnia in state aid Party of Regions’ ex-MP Evhen Muraiev keeps 18,500,000 hryvnia (around $710,000), $2,000,000 and 1,000,000 euros in cash. At the same time, he accepted 167,900 hryvnia of state aid for rental housing. 156 967 515 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Another $85-million luxury mansion belonging to Prosecutor General Shokin discovered. VIDEO "Bez Parkanіv" (Without Fences) journalists discovered another undeclared Shokin’s land plot of 0.0232 ha. 151 523 261 Previously in trend: Corruption in Prosecutor General's Office
"Discussing someone’s health issues is not politically correct. 135,000-euro trip was alternative bid," – MP Mykhailo Dobkin commented on his brother’s alleged addiction and luxury tour MP Mykhailo Dobkin denies that his brother has purchased a luxury tour, claiming it was just one of the tour operator’s offers. 132 240 186
Yulia Tymoshenko’s e-declaration: 318,000 hryvnia in cash, no home owned; husband keeps $270,000 and 163,000 euros in cash, owns nine companies Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction Head Yulia Tymoshenko declared 318,000 hryvnia (about $12,230) in cash as well as $270,000 and 163,000 euros kept in cash by her husband Oleksandr. 129 446 1 121 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
$500,000 stolen from economic court judge not included in e-declaration Judge of the Supreme Economic Court Malvina Danylova did not include in her income statement the $500,000 recently taken from her house by robbers. 127 759 260 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Robbers take $500,000 from house of economic court Judge Danylova. VIDEO About $500,000 in cash, a non-lethal piston and a rifle have been stolen from the house of judge of Superior Economic Court of Ukraine Malvina Danylova. During the robbery, three criminals tied the judge and her partner up. 107 308 326 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Shokin's secret life: ex-prosecutor general concealed luxurious $10M villa in Prague, houses in Ukraine owned by his partner wife and daughter. PHOTOS+VIDEO Victor Shokin, as Ukraine's prosecutor general, did not declare elite property that was registered with his partner wife. 92 173 229
Ukraine's top taxman Prodan titles his Lexus in mother’s name, understates price of his Toyota Avalon, - media. PHOTOS In 2015, Acting Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Myroslav Prodan transferred ownership of his 2012 Lexus RX 350 to his 70-year-old mother Svitlana. 89 220 210
Ukrainian celebrities declare almost UAH 766M in income for 2019 Ukrainian celebrities have declared almost UAH 766 million in income received in 2019, the press office of the Ukrainian State Tax Service has reported. 81 724 226
SBU Deputy Head Demchyna lives in luxurious house in Kyiv area, declares no real estate owned, - journalist Hnap. VIDEO (in Ukrainian) Journalists have published an investigation of wealth of SBU Deputy Head Pavlo Demchyna. 73 843 202
Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Kolomoyskyi Declared 698 Million Hryvnia ($58 Million) Income. PHOTO The Governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region has published a declaration of his income for the past year. 71 765 297
Superior Economic Court Judge Danylova 'forgot' to declare elite house of her partner, son's companies, and thousands of dollars in cash, - PROSUD. PHOTOS+VIDEO Judge of the Superior Economic Court and candidate to the new Supreme Court Malvina Danylova together with her son has accumulated solid wealth and purchased posh real estate property and luxurious cars without working a single year in business. 70 459 151
Opposition Bloc MP Skoryk received accommodation benefits from state while owning luxury apartments, houses, and collection of watches Family of Opposition Bloc MP Mykola Skoryk owns several large apartments, houses, and a collection of watches. 61 193 121
Poroshenko vetoed controversial "visa-free" law on e-declarations President Petro Poroshenko vetoed Saturday the bill No. 3755 providing for the introduction of electronic income declarations of public officials and containing a number of controversial moments. 58 593 258
Judge Sokurenko, who lifted arrest of 13 million corrupt francs, owns house in downtown Kyiv and two expensive cars. PHOTOS Kyiv Appeal Court judge Dmytro Sokurenko, known to have previously worked in Donetsk and ruled to lift the arrest of Liechtenstein accounts of infamous judge Artur Yemelianov's wife, is living high. 57 709 136
MP Dovhyi's income statement: 95 paintings, 12 luxury watches, $2M in cash and $500,000 in banks Oles Dovhyi, Volia Narodu (People's Will) parliamentary faction MP and former close ally of Kyiv's odious Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi, has declared 95 paintings, two apartments in downtown Kyiv, 12 luxury watches, about $2 million in cash and $500,000 on bank accounts. 54 867 202
Ukrainian officials start submitting electronic declarations Judges, prosecutors and heads of district councils are among the first to complete their electronic income and asset statements. 54 767 132
Dobkin received 10M hryvnia from his father, owns arsenal of weapons, - electronic income statement Opposition Bloc MP Mykhailo Dobkin rents two houses, a land plot and a wine cellar, owns only one apartment. 54 383 173 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Head of BES regional office in Poltava region Pakhnits declared $6.5 million in cash and single-engine plane - declaration In his annual declaration for 2023, Oleh Pakhnits, the head of the BES territorial office in Poltava region, declared cash savings of $6.5 million, a single-engine Socata TB 20 GT aircraft, as well as cars, dozens of land plots, apartments, parking spaces and a residential building. 52 923 168
Kyiv and Brussels reach compromise on visa-free laws, - EU Delegation to Ukraine press officer The representatives of the European Union and Ukrainian politicians have stricken a compromise on the adoption of laws required for the introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU. 51 215 75
"I declared 1 trillion to draw attention; I had 10 million in cash early this year," - former Aidar Battalion commander, MP Melnychuk comments on his 'fake' income statement Volia Narodu Group MP Serhii Melnychuk said he declared 1 trillion hryvnia ($38.6 billion) in cash in order to draw attention to the ill-conceived procedure of electronic declarations, which should not only reveal wealth of state officials but also punish for corruption. 50 811 142 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
MP Vilkul's declaration: $612,000, 310,000 euros in cash, collection of icons, and state compensation for hotel Former leader of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, former Party of Regions member, and an Opposition Bloc MP Oleksandr Vilkul declared millions of hryvnia, dollars and euros in cash, but received 157,780 hryvnia of state aid for rental housing. 50 200 192 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Ukraine MPs own 9.2B hryvnia, including 6.7B in cash, - expert According to officially published income statements, Ukrainian MPs keep more than 6.7 billion hryvnia ($258.620 million) in cash. 49 869 353 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Poroshenko made 368 million hryvnia In 2014 President Petro Poroshenko earned 368 million hryvnia in 2014. 49 107 500
Rada passes e-declarations law amended by Poroshenko. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada at its plenary meeting on Tuesday adopted the bill No. 3755 on electronic income declarations of public officials, as amended by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. 48 599 105
MP Leshchenko declares over $100,000, 50,000 euros in cash and room in Kyiv Ukrainian lawmaker Serhii Leshchenko reveals a 24-meter office in Kyiv owned by Viktor Yendrzhievskyi, which the MP has been using free of charge since Feb. 1, 2015. 47 848 171 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Employees of largest Service centre of Ministry of Internal Affairs drive undeclared cars - media. PHOTOS Employees of the largest Service centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs drive to work in cars that are not listed in their declarations because they are registered either to relatives or to strangers. In addition, their relatives have a lot of other expensive property registered in their names. 44 682 42 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
MP Frolov initiates check to establish those who illegally included assets in his property registry. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) faction MP Mykola Frolov says he discovered that he owned several apartments in different Ukraine’s cities and a 1994 Tavria car after making requests to registries before submitting his income statement online. However, the people's deputy swears he never heard of them and definitely did not purchase these assets. 44 366 105
Declaration of Paris Summit in Normandy format of December 9: full text The ceasefire, the exchange "all for all", the special status of the Donbas and the new summit within 4 months are the main points of the adopted document. 43 706 375 Previously in trend: Normandy summit
"It was a bad joke", - Volia Narodu says MP Melnychuk does not own one trillion hryvnia Volia Narodu MP and former Aydar commander Serhii Melnychuk doesn’t own one trillion hryvnia mentioned in his electronic income statement. 41 955 211 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
More than 60 heads and doctors of MSECs in Kharkiv region have pensions, many of them have significant assets - Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Center Against the backdrop of the prosecutor-physician scandal, the Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Centre has investigated all declarations of doctors of medical and social expert commissions in Kharkiv region that are available in the public space. 39 533 38
Hroisman signed law abolishing postponement of e-declarations until 2017 Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman has signed the law cancelling the norm which amended the 2016 state budget law and stipulated that electronic income declarations of civil servants be introduced no earlier than Jan. 1, 2017. 39 031 101
Kharkiv Mayor Kernes declares 11 million hryvnia income from company that receives City Council’s contracts Kharkiv Mayor Hennadii Kernes received dividends from Finex-Capital Asset Management Company in the amount of 11,097,000 hryvnia (about $426,807) in 2015. 34 976 34
E-declaration system will be launched on Sept.1, - Poroshenko Special electronic declaration system of Ukrainian officials incomes will be launched on Sept.1, 2016. 34 788 146 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Head of State Fiscal Service Nasirov owns undeclared apartment in London. DOCUMENT Controversially dismissed Deputy Head of the State Fiscal Service Kostiantyn Likarchuk has published copy of an entry proving that his onetime boss Roman Nasirov owns an apartment in London. According to Likarchuk, Nasirov did not mention this property in the income statement, which he filed in Ukraine. 34 680 156
"Unfortunately, e-declaration system has been launched only in test mode," - Hroisman All the decisions vital for a full-fledged running of the electronic declaration system are be taken as soon as possible. 30 231 240
MP Omelianovych's e-declaration unveils 45 previously "forgotten" land plots, - Shabunin Electronic income statement of Opposition Bloc MP Denys Omelianovych lists 45 more land plots than his paper declaration for the same year. 29 820 76
"I understand frustration of Ukrainians," - MEP Boni on Ukrainian officials' income statements Member of the European Parliament Michal Boni considers e-declaration to be a tool to fight corruption, not to evaluate the wealth of officials and politicians. 29 399 43 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Head of State Environmental Inspection, Subbotenko, stated that he found $653,000 in cash in garage of his deceased grandmother During the verification of his 2024 declaration, Oleksandr Subbotenko, acting head of the State Environmental Inspection of Ukraine, told representatives of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) that he had found $653,000 in cash in his garage. He allegedly inherited the property... 29 041 132 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials Declaration of false information
Zelenskyi declares UAH 9.7 mln income: villa in Italy, his spouse UAH 4.9 mln income for 2018 President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has declared UAH 9.7 million of income, and his spouse – UAH 4.9 million of income for 2018. 25 812 485
Zaporizhia governor Bryl: My income statement will be published upon SBU decision Head of the Zaporizhia regional state administration Kostiantyn Bryl's income statement will only be published upon SBU decision. 25 689 49 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Tax officer-"servant" Khotenko borrowed almost UAH 3 million from her 12-year-old son and received two apartments as gift from her mother - Russian citizen In 2018, Olena Khotenko, the acting head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Sumy region, who is also a deputy of the Rivne City Council from the Servant of the People party, borrowed UAH 2.8 million from her son, who was only 12 years old at the time. And during the full-scale... 25 027 138
119 parliament millionaires received housing compensation from state budget, - NGO 119 people's deputies who declared at least 1 million hryvnia ($38,443) of cash assets, received housing compensation from the state budget in 2015. 24 331 136
Foreign Minister Klimkin's wife earns two times more than him, family cash owned by 'third person,' - income statement Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has filed his income statement for 2015. 22 776 48 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
This will be another brick in system of sanctions against Russia, - MP Herashchenko on OSCE PA's Declaration The adoption of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Tbilisi Declaration, which includes a tough resolution on Crimea, is Ukraine's another achievement in the diplomatic confrontation with Russia. 22 698 38 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
MIA Minister Klymenko receives pension Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) Ihor Klymenko received UAH 224,998 in pension in 2023. 22 399 123
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