#Call Centers

Acting Prosecutor General Kovalsky: «I was not offered to head the GPU» — on first work results and the audit of the international department

Politics 11/02/2026, 20:09

Acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalsky stated that he has not received proposals to head the GPU on a permanent basis. He spoke about the audit of the international department and the change in its leadership.

Read more →

Up to 12 Years in Prison: Verkhovna Rada Passes Law on Liability for Fraudulent Call Centers

Politics 10/28/2026, 15:30

On October 28, the Verkhovna Rada adopted Draft Law No. 16013, introducing criminal liability for participation in fraudulent call centers: organizers face up to 12 years in prison.

Read more →

Operation "Carthage": NABU serves new suspicion notice to former PGO official

Politics 10/22/2026, 16:22

NABU served a notice of suspicion to the former PGO department head in the "Carthage" illegal call center protection case, where bribes exceeded 1 billion UAH.

Read more →

Ukraine Announces 100,000 Hryvnia Reward for Information on Fraudulent Call Centers

Incidents 10/12/2026, 16:42

Ukraine launched the 'Officniki OUT' project, offering 100,000 hryvnias for verified information about fraudulent call centers and their staff.

Read more →

Up to 10 years in prison: Ukraine enacts law tightening penalties for fraud call centers

Politics 09/23/2026, 18:36

Ukraine has enacted a law tightening liability for fraud call centers: participation and assistance carry up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property, and hiring staff up to 5 years.

Read more →

Zelensky signs law on criminal liability for fraudulent call centers in Ukraine

Politics 09/17/2026, 15:26

Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on criminal liability for the establishment and operation of fraudulent call centers in Ukraine. The head of state emphasized that the punishment must be harsh.

Read more →

Verkhovna Rada Adopts Law on Criminal Liability for Fraudulent Call Centers: 313 Votes in Favor of the Formal Offense Composition

Politics 09/16/2026, 22:54

The Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 10190 (313 votes), introducing a formal offense composition for fraud through call centers and the unlawful collection of personal data. The law was signed by Zelenskyy on September 16, 2026.

Read more →

Higher Anti-Corruption Court reviews arrest of 'Muse' Ivakhnenko in call centers case: prosecution demands 50 million hryvnias in bail

Politics 09/07/2026, 10:51

On September 7, the Higher Anti-Corruption Court is considering the SAP's motion to arrest 24-year-old Elizaveta Ivakhnenko ("Muse") in the case on call centers in the Office of the Prosecutor General. The prosecution is demanding detention with a bail of 50 million hryvnias.

Read more →

HAC arrests deputy head of a department of the Prosecutor General's Office, Krapiva: 120 million UAH bail in the call-center case

Politics 09/06/2026, 20:33

The HAC placed Serhiy Krapiva, deputy head of the Department of International Cooperation of the Prosecutor General's Office, in custody until 2 November 2026. Bail is set at 120 million UAH in the case on the "protection" of call centers.

Read more →

SAP seeks 200 million hryvnia bail for deputy head of OGP department in the 'Carthage' case

Politics 09/06/2026, 18:29

SAP is asking the court to detain Serhiy Krapiva, Deputy Head of the OGP department, in the 'Carthage' case, with an alternative bail of 200 million hryvnia. The defendant is linked to an exposed network of 'protection' for fraudulent call centers.

Read more →

Operation "Carthage": NABU and SAP Expose the "Umbrella" for Fraudulent Call Centers Led by a Head of a Unit in the Office of the Prosecutor General

Incidents 09/05/2026, 12:52

Under Operation "Carthage," NABU and SAP exposed a criminal organization headed by a head of a unit in the Office of the Prosecutor General that received bribes from fraudulent call centers and laundered millions of hryvnias.

Read more →

Operation 'Carthage': NABU and SAP Expose the 'Umbrella' for Fraudulent Call Centers in the Prosecutor General's Office

Politics 09/05/2026, 01:31

NABU and SAP are carrying out special operation "Carthage" against a criminal group in the Prosecutor General's Office that provided an "umbrella" for fraudulent call centers. Serhiy Kropyva, Deputy Head of the International Department, has been detained.

Read more →

NABU Exposed an Office of the Prosecutor General Official for 'Protecting' a Network of Fraudulent Call Centers

Incidents 09/05/2026, 00:39

NABU and the Office of the Prosecutor General exposed a group headed by an OPG official that was 'protecting' fraudulent call centers. The employee has been suspended, and the damage amounts to tens of millions of hryvnias.

Read more →

Zelensky Sends Two Bills to the Rada on Toughening Penalties for Fraudulent Call Centers and “Drops”

Politics 09/02/2026, 20:45

Zelensky has sent two bills to the Verkhovna Rada on strengthening liability for organizing fraudulent call centers and “drop” schemes. The documents will also update banking protection algorithms.

Read more →

“We Need to Close This Topic”: Zelensky to Send Bills Against Fraudulent Call Centers to the Rada

Politics 09/02/2026, 01:28

Volodymyr Zelensky announced on September 1 that he would submit bills to the Verkhovna Rada on tightening criminal liability for the organizers of fraudulent call centers. He intends to send the documents to parliament on September 2.

Read more →