NABU Drops Bombshell: Top Officials Named in $100 Million Energy Corruption Scandal
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Journalists from Schemes have revealed the identities of those whom NABU suspects of involvement in a massive corruption scheme in Ukraine’s energy sector.
This is stated in the material of “Radio Liberty”.
Seven individuals have been charged in connection with a large-scale corruption case in Ukraine’s energy sector, Schemes reports, citing law enforcement sources.
Among the suspects are Timur Mindich, co-founder of Studio Kvartal 95 and known as “Carlson” in NABU recordings; Ihor Myronyuk, former advisor to the Minister of Energy (“Rocket”); and Dmytro Basov, head of security at Energoatom (“Tenor”).
In addition, detectives uncovered four members of the so-called “back office” or “laundry” — the center where illicit funds were laundered: Oleksandr Tsukerman (“Sugar man”), Ihor Fursenko (“Ryoshik”), Lesya Ustymenko, and Liudmyla Zorina.
According to NABU materials, Fursenko served as the “back office” accountant. Registered as a private entrepreneur specializing in IT consulting, he was overheard on NABU tapes joking that carrying boxes of cash was “a kind of pleasure.”
Ustymenko, also a private entrepreneur, lists her main business as “market research and public opinion analysis.” Two years ago, she acquired a parking space in the building where the “laundry” operated. Journalists note that her husband is believed to be Russian and obtained Ukrainian citizenship in 2015.
Zorina, another suspect, owns a consulting business specializing in commerce and management.
According to Schemes, five of the seven suspects have been detained, while Mindich and Tsukerman remain abroad.
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.
It is known that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed an office in downtown Kyiv through which those involved in a corruption scheme in the energy sector legalized illegally obtained funds.
It is worth noting that 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.
Previously, NABU and SAPO documented how participants in a corruption scheme in the energy sector transferred money to the former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine.
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