EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is urging key agencies in the Trump administration to recoup what he believes could amount to billions in Medicaid, SNAP and education expenses paid out to immigrants on the American taxpayer’s dime. Banks, a first-term senator and conservative firebrand, argues that by law the sponsors of legal immigrants to the […]
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Law enforcement agencies colluded with corruption suspects before attack on anti-graft bodies, detective says
The arrests of NABU detectives in July were seen by critics as part of a crackdown on the bureau triggered by its investigations against Zelensky’s top allies. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be […]
Ukrainian agencies deny preparing charges against head of Zelensky’s faction, chief anti-graft prosecutor
The report comes amid speculation that the President’s Office was allegedly preparing to retaliate against Klymenko and Arakhamia over their independent stances on a large-scale corruption scandal at state nuclear power monopoly Energoatom. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not […]
2 powerful Ukrainian agencies are fighting in the open. Both say only Russia is to win
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the country’s top anti-corruption agency are entangled in an escalating confrontation involving raids and arrests. The conflict is seen as part of a broader struggle between the President’s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), which says the authorities – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is […]
Ukrainians return to streets to back anti-corruption agencies ahead of key vote
Protestors once again gathered across Ukraine on the eve of a parliamentary vote to reinstate the independence of anti-corruption agencies, which lawmakers curtailed just a week earlier. The new bill was proposed by President Volodymyr Zelensky after the legislation last week triggered the first protests since the start of Russia& – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared […]
How effective were Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies targeted by Zelensky, and who were they investigating?
Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to sign a bill targeting the independence of anti-corruption agencies followed pressing investigations that involved high-ranking officials and those close to the president. Zelensky’s critics argue that the corruption cases against his associates and top incumbents were the real reason behind the bill – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This […]
After Ukraine protests, Zelensky submits new bill restoring anti-corruption agencies’ independence
The bill follows Zelensky’s decision on July 22 to sign a bill that effectively destroyed the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so […]
Zelensky dismantles Ukraine’s anti-corruption infrastructure, brings law enforcement agencies under his thumb
Ukraine faced a watershed moment on July 22 as parliament passed, and the president signed, a bill that effectively eliminates the independence of the country’s anti-corruption institutions. The bill will subordinate the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) to the prosecutor – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This […]
Ukrainian authorities crack down on anti-corruption agencies as their independence hangs in the balance
Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption institutions have had a rough Monday. The Prosecutor General’s Office, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the State Investigation Bureau conducted at least 70 searches in premises connected to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), which investigates top-level corruption. The opened probes target – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This […]
Anti-corruption agencies seek Ukrainian deputy prime minister’s suspension amid land grab case
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have filed a motion with the High Anti-Corruption Court seeking to impose bail and suspend Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov from office, NABU’s press service reported on June 27. Chernyshov was officially named a suspect on June 23 in what NABU called a […]
Wisconsin state agencies, university system failed to track DEI spending, audit reveals
The University of Wisconsin system and several state agencies failed to specifically track spending on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Wisconsin’s Legislative Audit Bureau (WLAB) recently revealed. The audits covered FY 2023-2024. As a result of this lack of tracking, WLAB, a state government agency, was forced to estimate what the institutions spent on […]
Western intelligence agencies kept contact with Russia during full-scale war, Zelensky says
The U.S. and European countries remained in contact with Russia throughout the full-scale war, namely on the level of intelligence agencies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. “The U.S. and Russia maintained contacts on various levels during the three years of the war… […]