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Demanded $5 million to have proceedings dropped: SSU has exposed lawyer in Kyiv. VIDEO&PHOTOS A lawyer has been arrested in Kyiv for demanding $5 million in exchange for helping to have criminal proceedings dropped. 18 695 37 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds 
Telegram channel owner demanded $3,500 to remove compromising material about businessman: He fled to Germany, extradition being prepared The founder of a Telegram channel, who has been living in Germany as a refugee since 2022, has been notified of suspicion of extorting money in exchange for removing false information published about the head of a company and his business. 4 367 18 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds Anonymous Telegram channels 
He collected "tribute" from subordinates and tried to flee Ukraine: head of Security Police unit in Dnipropetrovsk region detained – SBI. VIDEO+PHOTOS The head of a Security Police unit in the Dnipropetrovsk region has been detained on suspicion of organising systematic extortion payments from his subordinates. More than 100 police officers paid their superiors between UAH 3,000 and UAH 8,000 each month, with the total "tribute" exceeding UAH... 5 566 25 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds 
Former SSU head Maliuk does not appear in case of extortion of $1 million for avoiding extradition to Russia, - NABU Former SBU Chairman Vasyl Malyuk is not named in the case involving the extortion of $1 million in exchange for avoiding extradition to Russia. 31 382 16 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds 
Man demands $1 million to help avoid extradition to Russia, is detained – NABU. VIDEO+PHOTOS Anti-corruption agencies exposed an individual who demanded $1 million for assistance in resolving the issue of a citizen’s extradition to Russia. 4 780 16 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds 
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. 6 862 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 –... 3 835 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. 1 759 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. 5 947 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). 4 193 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. 1 686 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. 5 389 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. 4 178 6 Previously in trend: Extortion of funds 
