NABU exposes senior Prosecutor General’s Office official in scam call center scheme

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Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and its Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office say they've dismantled a criminal organization run by a senior Prosecutor General's Office official who allegedly recruited fellow prosecutors and associates to shield scam call centers from law enforcement in exchange for bribes.

Investigators say more than 20 million hryvnias, about $450,000, went into real estate, jewelry and other valuables, with proceeds laundered through property re-registered to third parties and bank accounts belonging to people close to the scheme's leader. NABU released recordings in which members allegedly discuss an 'empire' of call centers and bribes to law enforcement using nicknames like 'Chancellor,' 'Boss,' and 'Muse.'

Five people face charges under Ukraine's criminal code covering organized crime and money laundering, carrying up to 15 years. The Prosecutor General's Office says it will fully cooperate with the investigation into its own employee.

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An official whose whole job is chasing fraud allegedly ran a fraud protection racket on the side, complete with code names that sound lifted from a bad spy movie. When the people guarding the henhouse start naming their operation like a heist crew, you know the fox has been running the place for a while. The 'we will fully cooperate' line from the front office is the same thing every caught operation says right before the real fight over turf begins.

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