The case of unlawful enrichment of Tetiana Krupa, head of Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Expert Commission

Case description

The NABU suspects Tetiana Krupa, head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise, member of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Council from the Servant of the People party, of unlawful enrichment. According to the investigation, she acquired assets worth UAH 137 million.

Declared income and seized assets of Krupa

Khmelnytskyi Regional Council member Tetiana Krupa submitted her annual declaration for 2023, reporting a total income of UAH 2.39 million and cash assets amounting to approximately UAH 23.8 million. However, during searches of Tetiana Krupa and her son Oleksandr, Head of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in the Khmelnytskyi Region, nearly $6 million in cash, branded jewellery, and other valuables were discovered.

Law enforcement seized large amounts of cash from the apartment:

• in the living room — $106,000, €6,700, and UAH 67,500
• in the walk-in closet with a safe — $315,900 and €25,400
• in her husband's bedroom — $253,100, €70,000, and UAH 143,000
• in another bedroom — $2.5 million, €37,800, and UAH 702,000.

Cash was found throughout the apartment — in wardrobes, drawers, and niches. In Krupa's office, authorities also seized an additional $100,000, falsified medical documents, and lists of draft dodgers with fake diagnoses. Furthermore, documents were found that, according to the State Bureau of Investigation, point to illegal activity and money laundering schemes. A box of jewelry was also discovered, labeled “Queens can have it all.”

The discrepancy between declared income and actual assets exceeds UAH 137 million. According to investigators, this indicates the likely acquisition of significant assets through illicit means.

Krupa tried to get rid of part of the funds by throwing two bags with half a million dollars out of the window.

Krupa family business and real estate

According to the state register, Tetiana Krupa’s husband, Volodymyr Krupa, headed the Control and Audit Office in the Khmelnytskyi region. In a comment to journalists, he stated that he had worked in financial oversight for 22 years and “wouldn’t have stayed that long if he had broken the law.” In reality, he was dismissed in June 2017 as part of a restructuring of the agency, but in September, the court reinstated him as head of the State Financial Inspection. He repeatedly challenged dismissal orders and was reinstated by court rulings, claiming he had led the inspection for more than 16 years.

Tetiana Krupa’s son, Oleksandr Krupa, who headed the Khmelnytskyi Regional Pension Fund, is a figure in a major corruption case related to disability status. He is also suspected of illicit enrichment, allegedly carried out jointly with his mother. Following the scandal, Oleksandr resigned from his post. Meanwhile, he began selling off assets in Ukraine, including two construction companies.

The family of the MSEC head owns 30 real estate properties, 9 vehicles, corporate rights worth over UAH 48 million, and a hotel and restaurant complex of nearly 3,000 square meters located in one of Khmelnytskyi’s parks. Abroad, they own real estate in Austria, Spain, and Turkey, and hold approximately $2.3 million in foreign currency accounts outside Ukraine.

According to Krupa, not all the funds seized in her house belong directly to her family. She explained that only the funds she declared are her personal assets. The rest, she claimed, belong to other individuals, and her husband has the exact details. He stated that the seized cash was under his control and that a significant portion of it had been given to him as investments for joint business projects. The suspect's defenders argued that the investigation failed to establish her ownership of the cash, did not clarify its origin, and noted that most of the money was found in rooms she allegedly does not use.

During the searches, NABU detectives also uncovered documents indicating that Tetiana Krupa, her husband, and daughter-in-law had placed assets in EU countries worth substantial amounts. According to the investigation, Krupa held a Swiss bank account with a balance of $599,000, which was not disclosed in her asset declaration and was closed in December 2024.

Also, between 2022 and 2023, the family declared importing $1.3 million and €26,000 into the European Union.

Investigators believe that the family’s legal income from 1998 to 2024 would not have been sufficient to acquire all the uncovered assets, and the scheme would have been impossible without the involvement of all family members. Part of the capital may have been invested in business, including Solar-Invest.

Notably, Oleksandr and his wife even managed to purchase a nightclub, which they are now attempting to have released from seizure. In 2024, Oleksandr declared nearly UAH 18 million in income — from dividends, the sale of corporate rights, rent, green energy, salaries, and bank interest. He tried to liquidate some of his assets but failed to sell those under seizure.

In his declaration, Krupa junior listed 3 apartments, 5 houses, 23 land plots, and 2 unfinished properties. His wife declared an additional 5 land plots, 4 houses, and a garage. Numerous properties belonging to the daughter-in-law, the mother of the daughter-in-law, and Tetiana Krupa’s sister were also seized.

Criminal proceedings and investigation

During a spot search in Tetiana Krupa’s cell at the Kyiv pre-trial detention center, investigators found three mobile phones among her personal belongings, a violation of detention regulations. A forensic review of one device revealed data confirming ownership of crypto assets and Signal app messages with officials from the State Bureau of Investigation, customs service, and regional prosecutor’s office leadership. The phone also contained correspondence related to obtaining disability status, deferrals for various individuals, and a letter from a judge of the Khmelnytskyi Court of Appeal addressed to the Minister of Health, requesting permission to travel abroad allegedly for medical treatment.

The SBI is currently examining lists of draft-age men found in Krupa’s office, which, according to investigators, include names paired with fake diagnoses. Journalist Yurii Butusov also reported that several prosecutors in the Khmelnytskyi region are receiving state disability payments. Pension decisions were made by Pension Fund head Oleksandr Krupa.

Previously, Krupa's actions were qualified under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.  In addition to suspicion of illegal enrichment, Tetiana Krupa also appears in the investigation of criminal offenses under Article 190(5), Article 209(2), and Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers have initiated criminal proceedings regarding the illegal registration of disabilities by men attempting to evade military service.

The NACP uncovered violations amounting to nearly UAH 35 million in Krupa’s asset declarations. A review of her 2022 declaration revealed signs of illicit enrichment and false information totaling over UAH 16.5 million. The family transferred more than UAH 38 million abroad, of which UAH 16.4 million was neither documented nor disclosed in the declaration. A follow-up review of her 2023 declaration identified an additional UAH 18 million in inaccurate information.

In April 2025, Polish law enforcement authorities also launched a case against Tetiana Krupa over the transfer of funds to Poland allegedly acquired through corruption. The money laundering case has been merged with the Ukrainian investigation into the family's illicit enrichment.

Krupa herself was dismissed due to the liquidation of the institution.