Ukraine's former gambling regulator arrested on bribery charges

Under the procedure of the SAP prosecutor, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) made an illegal gain of $90,000 when they detained a sitting member of the Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission (KRAIL). The official sought funding for permission and permission of the gambling business.

A member of the committee has been detained under section 208 of the Ukrainian Criminal Procedure Code, preliminary legal qualifications - section 283 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code, section 368 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code.

In the summer of 2021, due to the powers delegated to the State Bureau, detectives were informed about the existence of a system that made particularly large amounts of illegal gains for the issuance of permits and licenses for the right to participate in gambling. NABU developed and carried out a series of secret investigation search acts involving undercover detectives in agreement with SAP to expose criminal organizations.   온라인카지노사이트

As part of the investigation, detectives documented evidence that a member of the Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission offered to provide illegal benefits to decisions he and other members of the commission adopted to give permission to verify suitability for businesses in the Chernihiv and Zaporozhye regions for organization and action at gambling sites. In addition, he promised to guarantee the issuance of licenses for the right to conduct gambling activities at these businesses. He estimated his "service" at $90,000. The United States.

As a result of conducting a secret investigation (search), a high-ranking public official (acting as chairman of the Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission at the time of the crime) was detained "on the spot," especially with large illegal gains.

An investigation is underway to expose other members of the organized crime group.