On February 22, 2021, the NABU Detectives and SAPO Prosecutors notified three PJSC CB "PrivatBank" ex-officials of suspicion of embezzling over UAH 136.89 million. The notices of suspicion were signed by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
The National Bureau, together with the State Tax Service and the State Border Guard Service in Odesa Region, have prevented the illegal refund of UAH 674 million of value added tax to companies involved in a corruption scheme for importing and customs clearance of goods in Ukraine.
The Draft Law initiated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and said to tackle the situation after the infamous Constitutional Court's decision on NABU actually opens the way for a complete reset of the agency and attack on its institutional independence.
The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the first instance court in favor of the National Bureau invalidating the supplementary agreements between Ukrzaliznytsia PJSC and Wog Aero Jet LLC on the purchase of diesel fuel at inflated prices to the amount exceeding UAH 35 million. On February 16, 2021, the Supreme Court rejected the cassation complaint of Wog Aero Jet LLC (the LLC has changed its name to Volens Trade).
During January 2021, the High Anti-Corruption Court Appeals Chamber upheld three judgements of conviction in the NABU and SAPO cases. Oleksandr Mefodii, a member of the Kyiv Regional Council of the VII convocation, was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison, Vitaliy Kuts, Head of the Trebukhivska Village Council of the Brovary District, was sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment, and PGO Prosecutor Oleksandr Matiushko, who offered a bribe to get enrolled in NABU, got 2 years in jail.