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Ukraine Ex-Energy Minister Named Suspect in Laundering Investigation
NABU alleges Halushchenko laundered over $112 million linked to Energoatom through offshore funds benefiting family members, with eight suspects charged in the scandal.
- On Feb. 16, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau charged Herman Halushchenko, Ukraine's former energy minister, with money laundering and organized crime after detaining him on Feb. 15 while he tried to leave Ukraine.
- Investigators say the scheme began in February 2021 when members registered an Anguilla-registered fund to raise about $100 million, with Halushchenko's family listed as 'investors'.
- NABU detailed how the funds moved, saying over $112 million was funneled through former advisor Ihor Mironyuk, with over $7.4 million and cash transfers of 1.3 million CHF and 2.4 million EUR sent to Halushchenko's family.
- Eight suspects, including alleged ringleader Timur Mindich, face charges, and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk was dismissed the same day, NABU said.
- The investigation is ongoing, and NABU said it is cooperating with authorities in 15 countries, linking this inquiry to broader political fallout since November searches and questioning.
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Ukraine ex-energy minister named suspect in laundering investigation
Ukraine's former energy minister German Galushchenko has been formally named as a suspect in a high-profile money laundering probe, investigators said Monday. The announcement comes one day after Galushchenko was detained by law enforcement attempting to leave Ukraine, and is the latest development in a corruption scandal in the energy sector that rocked the government last year. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports from Kharkiv.
Ukraine charges former energy minister in corruption case
Ukraine’s former justice and energy minister was charged Monday in connection with a sweeping money laundering scheme, months after he resigned from office over the scandal. German Galushchenko was “exposed for money laundering and participation in a criminal organization,” according to the country’s two leading anti-corruption agencies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. The …
A day after he was arrested at the Ukrainian border, former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko was charged with money laundering and participation in a criminal organization, Politico reports. According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Halushchenko and his family members became investors in a fictitious investment fund created to launder $100 million embezzled from Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company, Enerhoatom…
Former Ukrainian energy minister Guerman Galushchenko, arrested on Sunday while trying to leave the country, is suspected of money laundering and participation in a criminal organization, announced Monday the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Agency NABU. ...
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