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Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted searches in the offices of the leadership of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Ternopil region. The investigative actions may be related to the exposure of officials in the large-scale fraudulent call-center case "Carthage."
According to local outlets " 20 Khvylyn " and "Ternopolyany," the investigative actions took place in the working offices of the head of the regional tax service, Olga Lishchynska, and her deputy, Mariya Melnyk. Security did not allow journalists into the agency's premises, saying the head was not at her workplace.
What are the details?
At the Main Department of the STS in Ternopil region, journalists were told the fact of the investigative actions was confirmed and that the agency is fully cooperating with law enforcement.
At the same time, NABU's press service is currently refraining from official comments.
Career of the tax chief and connection to the investigation
Olga Lishchynska headed the Ternopil tax service in 2025. Before this appointment she served as acting head of the Main Department of the STS in Kyiv, worked at the Bureau of Economic Security, and led the tax audit department in Volyn region.
According to sources in law enforcement agencies, the searches may be related to the "Carthage" investigation.
As part of this anti-corruption operation, investigators uncovered a scheme for operating criminal call centers which, according to the investigation, was covered up by high-ranking officials of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Details of the large-scale anti-corruption operation
As reported earlier, the High Anti-Corruption Court remanded in custody with bail of 120 million hryvnias the deputy head of the Department of International-Legal Cooperation of the Office of the Prosecutor General, Serhiy Kropyva. He is accused of facilitating the activities of fraudulent call centers and legalizing more than 80 million hryvnias.
Against the backdrop of the high-profile investigation, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko also announced his resignation, while denying any involvement in unlawful schemes. He was followed by a resignation letter from First Deputy Prosecutor General Mariya Vdovychenko.
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