'Black cash' totaling 4 million UAH — The State Bureau of Investigation uncovered a corruption scheme.

A large corruption scheme was uncovered in Poltava region, where officials received illegal payments from businesses, disguising them as 'consulting services'. During searches, a safe containing cash amounting to approximately 4 million hryvnias was found.The criminals had a scheme involving threats and fictitious companies through which they received bribes from entrepreneurs. For instance, a farmer was threatened with fines and the blocking of activities if he did not pay a bribe for positive conclusions on the preventive quarantine of animals.During the search of an individual safe, law enforcement officers found cash in foreign currency equivalent to 4 million hryvnias. The case is under pre-trial investigation, and the issue of preventive measures for the detained individuals is being considered. Recently, cases of corruption schemes linked to government bodies were also uncovered in the capital and in Odesa region, which were successfully stopped by law enforcement.