The US Secret Service and the ESBU join forces to combat counterfeiting

 The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the United States Secret Service will cooperate on combating the production and distribution of counterfeit banknotes. The practical aspects of this cooperation were discussed during a working meeting. In particular, they discussed the coordination of investigations, the exchange of information, and expert cooperation.

The meeting was attended by the ESBU Director Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, First Deputy Director Taras Shcherbai, Deputy Director Pavlo Buzdyhan, and Acting Head of the Main ESBU Detective Division Kostyantyn Ovcharov.

The American side was represented by: Marc Dellasala, United States Secret Service, Special Agent in Charge, Britton Gardner, United States Secret Service, Resident Agent in Charge, Dmitriy Bukin, United States Secret Service, Senior Special Agent and Erkki Lenzius, United States Secret Service, FSN Investigator.

One of the key topics of discussion was the investigation of criminal proceedings related to the manufacture and sale of counterfeit money. Special attention was paid to the characteristics of genuine foreign banknotes – their appearance, color scheme, paper, and security features that distinguish them from counterfeits.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed on further cooperation, exchange of experience, and coordination of actions in cases related to currency counterfeiting. It is expected that the approaches developed in this case will form the basis for the investigation of other similar criminal proceedings.