$100 Million Trail: NABU Unmasks Ex-MP’s Hidden Energy Corruption Office

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has uncovered a Kyiv-based office that served as a hub for laundering nearly $100 million in funds tied to a major energy-sector corruption scheme.

This was reported by the NABU press service.

As it turned out, the office belonged to the family of former Ukrainian MP and current Russian senator Andriy Derkach, who is already under investigation in another criminal case.

“Through this office, strict accounting of received funds was maintained, a ‘black ledger’ was kept, and money laundering was organized via a network of non-resident companies,” the bureau explained.

Additionally, certain transactions, including cash withdrawals, were conducted outside Ukraine.

For services provided to individuals not formally associated with the organization, the office received a percentage of the sums spent.

According to NABU, approximately $100 million passed through this so-called “laundry.”

As a reminder, NABU and SAPO are conducting a large-scale operation “Midas” to expose corruption in the energy sector. According to the investigation, the activities of a high-level criminal organization were established, which controlled financial flows and personnel decisions in state energy structures.

By the way, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau are conducting searches at the home of former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko and at JSC NNEGC Energoatom. The investigation concerns corruption schemes in the energy sector, which, according to the investigation, have been operating for a long time.

The day before, Justice Minister Herman Galushchenko, who headed the Ministry of Energy until the end of July 2025, called for an end to discussions of his previous activities, in particular regarding tariff policy.

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