Ukrainian law enforcement officers, together with their German colleagues, have exposed the owner of an unregistered online media outlet and Telegram channel. Investigators found that for years he had been discrediting the head of one of the companies and his business on his resources.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers, together with their German colleagues, have exposed the owner of an unregistered online media outlet and Telegram channel. Investigators found that for years he had been discrediting the head of one of the companies and his business on his resources.
According to the investigation, since 2018, discrediting materials about the head of one of the enterprises have been systematically appearing on the resources of the person involved, which have an audience of several thousand. The owner of the channel demanded $3,500 in cryptocurrency for the removal of these publications and the cessation of the «black PR». After the funds were transferred, the materials were indeed removed, reports Cyberpolice.
Investigators of the National Police, Cyber Police and the Prosecutor General’s Office established that the blackmailer was hiding in Germany and requested international legal assistance. On August 26, German law enforcement officers, with the participation of Ukrainian police officers, conducted a search of the suspect’s residence. They seized equipment, bank cards, as well as documents and checks confirming the processing of cryptocurrency in the EU.
The owner of the resource was informed of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 189 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (extortion). He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Currently, Ukrainian law enforcement officers are preparing documents to put the suspect on the international wanted list and extradite him to Ukraine, and are also checking the involvement of other individuals in this scheme.
UPD 27.08.2026 11:00
According to the sources of the «Babel» publication, we are talking about Stanislav Rechynskyi, the owner and administrator of the «ORD» website and the related Telegram channel «ORD. Criminal Forum».
Later, the company targeted by the defamatory campaign — the SHERIFF holding company — issued an official statement.
«For several years, false and defamatory materials were being circulated about SHERIFF and the company’s management. Following another wave of publications, money was demanded for their removal and for halting further dissemination. SHERIFF contacted law enforcement authorities. The case was documented by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police together with the Cyberpolice, under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General’s Office. We are grateful to the Ukrainian and German law enforcement officers for their professional work. We are convinced that attempts to exert pressure on business and engage in reputational blackmail must be met with a proper legal evaluation. SHERIFF continues to cooperate with the investigation and defend its business reputation through legal means. The final legal evaluation of the actions of all individuals involved must be delivered by the court.»
The SHERIFF holding company is a Ukrainian group of companies with over 20 years of experience, providing a full range of physical, technical, and digital security services for individuals and businesses. The company was founded by Dmytro Stryzhov.
