Extorted $1 million for drone supplies: SBGSU official and owner of private company exposed – SAPO. VIDEO An official from the State Border Guard Service and the owner of a private drone manufacturing company have been notified that they are under suspicion of extorting $1 million. 6 709 20 Previously in trend: Grafters Extortion of funds
Created armed gang and extorted around $2.2 million from ’cryptocurrency traders’: former police colonels to stand trial, – Office of Prosecutor General. PHOTOS An investigation has been completed into four serving officers (at the time the offences were committed) of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, one officer from the Kyiv City Police Department – including police colonels –... 3 713 43 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds
Scammers are posing as security service agents en masse and demanding money, - SSU There has been an increase in cases of fraud in Ukraine involving impersonation of the Security Service of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies. 1 693 17 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds
They posed as military personnel, tortured man and demanded $360,000 ransom – criminal gang has been exposed in Odesa. PHOTOS In Odesa, law enforcement officers have uncovered a group of individuals who kidnapped a businessman, held him captive, and demanded hundreds of thousands of dollars. 5 840 47 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds Kidnapping and ransom demands
Suspect from "Monaco Battalion" has been extradited to Ukraine in connection with case involving extortion of $1 million, - prosecutor’s office At the request of the Pecherskyi District Prosecutor’s Office in Kyiv, Romanian law enforcement authorities have extradited a suspect accused of extorting money from the victim by threatening him and his family members with violence (Article 189, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 4 141 5 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds Extradition of suspects
Arson and extortion: a group pressuring business owners has been exposed in the Kyiv region. PHOTOS Prosecutors from the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with the police, have uncovered and dismantled an organised criminal group operating in Kyiv and the surrounding region. 1 641 6 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds
Serviceman detained for demanding 500,000 hryvnias from family of fallen defender in Vinnytsia region – SBI. VIDEO+PHOTOS A former soldier from one of the Vinnytsia region units was caught red-handed demanding money from the family of a fallen defender. 5 327 20 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds
Extorted money from detainee in Kyiv pre-trial detention center – former "overseer" charged by police. VIDEO+PHOTOS During investigative and operational measures, officers of the National Police’s Strategic Investigations Department documented several instances of money being transferred to a former "overseer" who is currently held in a pre-trial detention center for committing an armed robbery. 4 135 6 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds