The facts

  1. NABU and SAPO announced an alleged criminal organization involving current officials linked to the SBU, National Police and Prosecutor General’s Office, alongside organized-crime figures. [1][2][4][5]

  2. Reuters and Hromadske report that NABU described at least 12 alleged participants and a network coordinating 52 fraudulent call centers employing about 2,700 people. [4][5]

  3. Investigators allege the network took payments to protect call centers and other illegal businesses; the reports also attribute allegations of drug sales and counterfeit goods to NABU. [1][4][5]

  4. Reuters reports the SBU said it dismissed two senior officers implicated in the probe and was supporting the investigation; police said they suspended officers under investigation, and the Prosecutor General’s Office said it was ready to cooperate. [4]

  5. The allegations remain under investigation and have not been established by a court. [1][2][4][5]

Still unconfirmed

  • The opened sources do not establish the identities or final number of people who will face charges.
  • The investigation and any court proceedings remain ongoing; the allegations have not been adjudicated.

Corrections & updates

Updated with further 4 November reporting on the alleged network’s scale (52 call centers and about 2,700 workers), at least 12 alleged participants, and agency responses; allegations remain unadjudicated.

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 5 Nov 2026, 10:25 UTC.

The existing NABU release and Ukrainian reporting establish the investigation and official allegations. Reuters and a separately owned Hromadske report add the reported scale: at least 12 alleged participants and 52 call centers employing about 2,700 people. Reuters reports SBU and police responses. These are investigative allegations, not court findings; no guilt is established.

  1. Operation Carthage: New criminal organization exposed

    National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) · Primary source · 4 Nov 2026

    Opened NABU’s official Ukrainian-language release. It describes the allegations and agencies’ investigation; it does not establish guilt or report a conviction.

  2. Ukraine’s anti-corruption investigators uncover alleged bribery network involving senior law-enforcement officials

    Hromadske · Reporting · 4 Nov 2026

    Opened independent Ukrainian reporting on the investigation, including the investigators’ claims and alleged obstruction; allegations remain attributed.

  3. SBU confirms searches at its premises in Carthage case

    Ukrainska Pravda · Reporting · 4 Nov 2026

    Opened English-language report quoting the SBU’s confirmation of court-ordered searches and cooperation; it notes the service did not comment on the alleged firearm threat.

  4. Ukraine’s corruption police tie senior security officials to major criminal ring

    Reuters, via Investing.com · Reporting · 4 Nov 2026

    Opened Reuters report with expanded allegations, the estimated call-center workforce, and SBU, police and Prosecutor General’s Office responses.

  5. Ukraine’s anti-corruption investigators reveal new details of alleged criminal network involving senior law enforcement officials

    Hromadske · Reporting · 4 Nov 2026

    Opened updated Ukrainian reporting on NABU/SAPO’s allegations about at least 12 alleged participants and 52 call centers employing about 2,700 people. It says the allegations remain unadjudicated.

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