Kyiv NABU raid reveals major energy sector money laundering tied to Russian senator

This was reported by the press service of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), as cited by Ukrinform.

“The function of legalizing illegally obtained funds was assigned to a separate office of the criminal organization, located in the center of Kyiv. The premises belonged to the family of former MP and now Russian senator Andrii Derkach, who is accused by NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) in another criminal case.

Through this office, strict accounting of received funds was carried out, a ‘black ledger’ was maintained, and money laundering was organized through a network of non-resident companies. A significant part of the operations, including cash disbursements, took place outside of Ukraine,” the report said.

It is noted that for services provided to individuals outside the criminal organization, the office received payment in the form of a percentage of the processed amounts.

In total, around $100 million passed through this so-called “laundry.”

As previously reported, the NABU announced a special operation to expose corruption in the energy sector. According to the bureau, members of the criminal organization built a large-scale corruption scheme affecting strategic state-owned enterprises, including JSC NAEK Energoatom.

The main activity of the organization was the systematic extraction of illicit profits from Energoatom contractors, amounting to 10–15% of contract values.

According to a knowledgeable source in law enforcement, the NABU conducted searches at businessman and co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio, Tymur Mindich, as well as at Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko, who previously served as Minister of Energy.

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