Ukraine gambling commission member arrested on bribery allegation
A member of Ukraine’s new Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission (KRAIL) is reported to have been arrested on suspicion of receiving a $90,000 bribe to grant gambling licenses.
In a press release, the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office did not reveal the name of the official arrested, but according to Focus Gaming News, local news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported that it is believed to be Yevhen Hetman, who was appointed as lead coordination of the gambling regulator in October last year.
From the press release:
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In the summer of 2021, as a result of the powers entrusted to the National Bureau, detectives received information about the existence of a system of obtaining illegal benefits in especially large amounts for the issuance of permits and licenses for the right to engage in gambling. In order to expose the criminal scheme, NABU, in agreement with the SAP, developed and carried out a set of covert investigative (search) actions with the participation of undercover detectives.
As part of the investigation, detectives documented evidence that a member of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries offered to provide him with illegal benefits for the adoption of decisions by him and other members of the Commission to grant permits confirming the conformity of business premises in Chernihiv and Zaporozhye region for the organization and conduct of gambling in a gambling establishment. In addition, he promised to ensure the issuance of licenses for the right to carry out gambling activities in these premises. He estimated his "services" at 90 thousand dollars.
Read more here: https://www.gpwa.org/article/former-...charges-241019
