Contents tagged with Prosecutor General of Ukraine

  • Germany extradites former Ukrainian tax official accused of corruption and fraud

    Germany has extradited a high-ranking tax official back to Ukraine, wanted for his alleged involvement in corruption schemes. The official fled Ukraine at least two years ago. As announced by the Ukrainian Office of the Prosecutor General on Wednesday, March 5, Germany has handed over the suspect, a former deputy head of the tax administration in the Poltava region, accused of aiding in abuse of office and forgery of official documents. The official had been on the wanted list for over two …

  • Ukrainian defense plant employee arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia

    The court in Kyiv arrested an employee of one of the state defense plants. The detainee is suspected of transferring military information to Russian intelligence, reports the Ukrainian Prosecutor General.

    "The investigation found that an employee of one of the state defense enterprises was recruited by an employee of the 316th intelligence center of the Main Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during his stay in the territory of Russia in 2014. …