People’s Deputy Shevchenko receives new suspicion: accused of laundering over 9 million UAH

Anti-corruption authorities have declared a current MP a suspect in a large-scale money laundering case. He is suspected of embezzling over 9 million hryvnias and further legalizing this money through fictitious transactions and the purchase of expensive cars.

According to NABU, the deputy took money from representatives of a private company, promising to assist in obtaining a permit for the cross-border transportation of mineral fertilizers. He took no steps to fulfill the agreements, instead developing a scheme to “launder” the funds received.

“Having received money to the account of a close person, the suspect did not take any actions in the interests of the company. In order to hide the illegal origin of the funds, the People’s Deputy developed a scheme to legalize them,” the bureau noted.

According to the investigation, the money was first transferred to the account of a law firm of a relative of the deputy under the guise of paying for legal services. Then, part of the amount was spent on the purchase of two premium cars – a BMW X5 M (F95) and a Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG.

“Later, the suspect began to openly use these cars, creating the appearance that they were purchased with legitimate income from entrepreneurial activity. The person’s actions were qualified under Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code,” the department added.

According to People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, this refers to deputy Yevhen Shevchenko, who was expelled from the Servant of the People faction in 2021. If the court finds him guilty, he faces long imprisonment and confiscation of property.

Details of the cases against Shevchenko

Back in the fall of 2024, People’s Deputy Yevheniy Shevchenko was suspected of treason . The reason was his public calls to President Volodymyr Zelensky to start a “dialogue” with the Russians, which the investigation considered as actions to the detriment of Ukraine’s defense capabilities and information security.

According to law enforcement, Shevchenko’s pro-Russian activities began even before the full-scale invasion. He repeatedly visited Belarus and met there with self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko, while his relatives were actively engaged in commercial activities with Belarusian partners.

In July 2025, the deputy was charged with another crime. According to the investigation, he demanded a bribe of 14.5 million hryvnias from representatives of a Ukrainian company. Shevchenko allegedly artificially created obstacles during the supply of mineral fertilizers from Belarus, and then offered to “resolve the issue” for money.

He is charged with several serious crimes:

• high treason (Part 1, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
• high treason committed during martial law (Part 2, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
• fraud committed by a group of persons on a particularly large scale (Part 4, Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

If convicted, Shevchenko faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property. He has been in custody in a pre-trial detention center since November 2024 .