In the Odesa Region, officers from the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI), with the assistance of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), uncovered and shut down a scheme involving the sale of positions in the Military Law Enforcement Service (MLES). This is reported in a statement by the SBI.
According to law enforcement officials, the head of one of the departments of a state-owned enterprise in the field of maritime security organized a "side hustle" for himself. He sought out people willing to be employed by the Military Law Enforcement Service, and his acquaintance, who held a managerial position in a unit of the Military Law Enforcement Service, approved the candidates.
The cost of the "service" was USD 8,000.
On April 23, 2026, law enforcement officers detained the suspects after a portion of the agreed-upon sum was transferred.
They were notified of suspicion of abuse of influence committed by a group of individuals acting in concert (Part 2 of Article 28, Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The court imposed a pretrial detention measure of 60 days, with an alternative bail of UAH 1 million.
The penalty under this article provides for up to 8 years of imprisonment.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the State Bureau of Investigation had previously completed a pre-trial investigation into the deputy commander of one of the battalions in the Zaporizhzhia Region, who organized a scheme for illegal “earnings” through fictitious combat payments.
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