A former head of a department at the Odesa Regional State Administration has been linked to gambling in the "Carthage" case

<span><span><span><span><span><span> Ivan Tymoshenko, the former head of the Digital Development Department of the Odesa Regional State Administration, who is suspected of involvement in a criminal organization that served as a front for illegal call centers, may also have been linked to online gambling. This is evidenced by a recording of a conversation in which the speaker—whose voice investigators believe belongs to Tymoshenko—referred to gambling as their area of activity.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The Center for Public Investigations examined the details of the case.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>According </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>to</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Slidstvo.Info, the conversation took place between Tymoshenko and Igor Panchenko, deputy head of the State Tax Service. The two discussed illegal call centers, online gambling, and possible collaboration with PlayCity.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>After Panchenko asked about online gambling, Tymoshenko confirmed that it falls within their sphere of activity. At the same time, the Information Technology Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office, which Tymoshenko headed, is responsible for the digital transformation and information security of the prosecutor’s office, not for investigating illegal gambling operations.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>On October 22, the official</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>was</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> charged as part of the NABU and SAPO operation “Carthage.” According to investigators, he facilitated communication with representatives of illegal call centers, received money from them, and helped conceal the organization’s activities. The documented amount of illicit gains, according to law enforcement officials, exceeded one billion hryvnias.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>According to the investigation, Tymoshenko collaborated with Serhiy Kropiva, who is suspected of organizing the scheme. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>Prior to his appointment to the Office of the Prosecutor General, Tymoshenko headed the Department of Digital Development at the Odesa Regional State Administration. On September 11, he submitted his resignation of his own accord.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>On October 22, the High Anti-Corruption Court</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>imposed</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> a pretrial detention measure of 60 days on him, with the option of posting bail in the amount of 8 million hryvnias. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office had requested bail of 100 million hryvnias, but the court granted the motion only in part.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

Анна Літман