A network of illegal gambling establishments has been uncovered in Bukovina
In the Chernivtsi region, seven individuals who organized the operation of illegal gambling establishments have been notified of their status as suspects.
This was reported by the Economic Security Bureau.
According to the investigation, between 2021 and 2023, two organizers and five administrators operated unlicensed underground gambling halls in various towns across the region.
Customers handed cash to the administrators and gained access to online slots via computers. The funds were credited as virtual credits, and winnings were paid out in cash.
The total amount of legalized revenue exceeded 4.7 million UAH. One of the organizers laundered part of the funds through bank accounts.
During the searches, law enforcement officers seized computer equipment, hardware, and financial documentation.
Operational support was provided by units of the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine, while procedural oversight was handled by the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
As a reminder, earlier, a prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, based on materials from the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) and independently gathered evidence, filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court seeking to declare as unjustified the assets used during the 2023–2024 period by Oleg Yashchuk, the former head of the detective unit at the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, and his wife. The property used by the Yashchuk family was registered to a relative and a close friend of the official. The total value of the potentially illicitly acquired assets amounts to nearly 4 million hryvnias.
In another case, NABU and the SAPO filed an indictment with the court against People’s Deputy Viktor Bondar, former SBU official Artem Shil, a former Ukrzaliznytsia official, and three other individuals in a case involving the embezzlement of funds from JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” during the procurement of cable and wire products.
