Operation Midas: NABU issues suspicions to 7 people involved in corruption in the energy sector

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported suspicions against 7 individuals involved in a large-scale corruption scheme at JSC NNEGC Energoatom .

This was reported by the NABU press service.

According to the investigation, the organization’s members controlled a strategic enterprise with an annual revenue of over UAH 200 billion, effectively turning it into their own “cash register” for receiving kickbacks from counterparties in the amount of 10-15% of the value of contracts .

So far, 5 people have been detained , and 7 more are under suspicion , including:

• businessman – head of the organization,
• former advisor to the Minister of Energy,
• Executive Director for Physical Protection and Security of Energoatom,
• four back office employees for money laundering.

“The large-scale criminal scheme involved control over personnel decisions, procurement, and financial flows through third parties who did not have formal authority but acted as “watchmen,” the report says.

The organization laundered illegally obtained funds through an office in the center of Kyiv, which belonged to the family of former MP, now Senator of the Russian Federation Andriy Derkach. About 100 million US dollars passed through the “laundry” , in particular through a network of foreign companies and cash withdrawals abroad.

As previously reported, the head of the detective unit of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, Oleksandr Abakumov, confirmed that four ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers are involved in the criminal proceedings regarding embezzlement at Energoatom.

As a reminder, NABU has released the first audio recordings of those involved in corruption in the energy sector.

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