NABU and SAP reported that Tishchenko is suspected of extorting over a million dollars.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have issued a notice of suspicion to a current MP on charges of extortion of over $1 million, money laundering, and submitting false information in a tax return.
According to investigators, in 2023, the parliamentarian, under the guise of fighting call centers, demanded over $1 million from someone allegedly involved in their activities. He allegedly promised to use his parliamentary powers to influence the work of certain such organizations. He ultimately never received the money.
Law enforcement officials also believe the deputy laundered 12.6 million hryvnias through a fictitious gift agreement with his ex-wife. Investigators believe she had no legitimate income for the transfer, and no actual transfer of funds took place.
The suspect’s name has not been officially released. However, some members of parliament have stated that the suspect is Nikolai Tyshchenko, though this information has not yet been officially confirmed.
As reported, on June 20, in Dnipro, a group of unidentified individuals led by MP Mykola Tyshchenko attacked former Kraken special forces soldier Dmytro “Syn” Pavlov while he was walking with his child in a stroller. It’s worth noting that Mykola Tyshchenko was dismissed from his position as deputy chairman of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction in January 2023 due to his travel to Thailand during the war. The MP is also godfather to Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office.
Following the public disclosure of details of the attack on the former serviceman, law enforcement officials served Nikolai Tishchenko with a notice of suspicion on June 25. Interestingly, upon receiving the notice , the MP intentionally smashed his cell phone , which, however, will not prevent the investigation from extracting information from it.
Subsequently, Kyiv’s Pechersky District Court placed MP Mykola Tyshchenko, suspected of beating and illegally depriving a former soldier of his liberty in Dnipro, under 24-hour house arrest .
Meanwhile, the Kyiv Court of Appeal left MP Mykola Tyshchenko under 24-hour house arrest, rejecting his attempt to appeal the measure of restraint in the case of the illegal imprisonment of a former serviceman in Dnipro.
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