Ukraine's Ex-Ambassador to Washington Charged with Illicit Enrichment in Widening Corruption Purge
Investigators said her official income could not cover the purchases, and the High Anti-Corruption Court set bail at 6 million hryvnias.
- Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office charged former Deputy Prime Minister and former Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna on Thursday with illicit enrichment, alleging she acquired assets exceeding $334,000.
- Investigators allege Stefanishyna concealed ownership of two Faina Town apartments worth $264,000 and a Mercedes-Benz GLC 220 d by registering them under relatives' and associates' names to avoid asset declaration requirements.
- Financial records show Stefanishyna earned approximately $89,000 between early 2024 and mid-2025, yet roughly $101,000 left her bank accounts during the same period. The High Anti-Corruption Court set bail at $144,000 as a preventive measure.
- Relieved of her duties as ambassador to the U.S. on August 3, Stefanishyna responded to bail requirements, stating, "I will look for these funds so that I can post bail."
- Bureau officials also allege Stefanishyna negotiated a $550,000 house purchase near Kyiv involving $250,000 cash and two Faina Town apartments, though the transaction was abandoned following her diplomatic appointment abroad.
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Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities accuse former ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna of illicit enrichment
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) announced that former Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna is suspected of illegally acquiring 13.9 million hryvnias (about 25 million rubles) in assets and falsifying her asset declaration.
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s former ambassador to the U.S., charged in corruption case
Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities on Thursday charged former Ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna with seeking "illicit enrichment" after failing to declare two apartments registered in a friend's name.
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