Zelenskyy's Former Chief of Staff named as suspect in major corruption probe
Anti-graft agencies say Yermak is suspected of helping launder about $10.5 million through elite housing projects, and the investigation is ongoing.
- On Monday, Ukrainian authorities named Andriy Yermak, former chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as a suspect in a major money laundering probe involving around $10.5 million.
- Dubbed Operation Midas, the investigation centers on Tymur Mindich, a co-owner of the Kvartal 95 comedy troupe, and focuses on the legalization of 460 million hryvnia in luxury construction near Kyiv.
- A journalist from "Schemes," the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, reported that Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Valentyna Hrebenyuk was seen entering Yermak's car on May 11 for about 10 minutes.
- Speaking to Radio Liberty, Yermak denied owning real estate in the development, while Zelenskyy's communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn said it was too early to comment as procedural actions remain ongoing.
- Zelenskyy has sought to address entrenched public sector corruption, an issue affecting Western military and economic aid to Ukraine during the fifth year of Russia's full-scale invasion, though this scandal adds to government distrust.
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Former chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky Andriy Yermak has been charged with money laundering in connection with the construction of a luxury residential complex near Kyiv, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said in a statement. Although Yermak was not named by SAPO, a security source told the Kyiv Independent. He faces up to 12 years in prison.
Ukraine officials name Zelenskyy's ex-Chief of Staff as suspect in money-laundering probe
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office announced late Monday (May 11) that Andriy Yermak is suspected in an alleged 460-million-hryvnia ($10.5 million) money-laundering scheme.
Ukrainian corruption hunters suspect Andriy Jermak of money laundering. The former right hand of President Wolodymyr Selenskyj is said to belong to an organized group that operated large-scale money laundering in a luxury construction project near Kiev. The members of the alleged criminal association are said to have washed a total of 460 million Hryvnia (almost nine million euros), the National Anti-Corruption Office (NABU) and the Specialized …
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Ukraine officials name Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff as a suspect in money-laundering probe
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major graft investigation. Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced late Monday that Andriy Yermak is suspected in an alleged 460-million-hryvnia ($10.5 million) money-laundering scheme. Investigators said…
Ukraine officials name Zelenskyy's ex-chief of staff as a suspect in money-laundering probe
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major graft investigation.
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