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Tymur Mindich allegedly orchestrated a $100 million kickback scheme in Ukraine’s nuclear sector with up to 15% contractor bribes, revealed by 1,000 hours of wiretap evidence.
- This week, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office released findings accusing Tymur Mindich of masterminding a $100 million Energoatom embezzlement scheme; Mindich has fled Ukraine and proceedings may continue in absentia.
- Investigators say `tied to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy`, Tymur Mindich's entertainment links like Kvartal 95 helped expand influence, before the probe surfaced.
- Investigators allege contractors for Energoatom paid kickbacks of up to 15% and laundered illicit funds through shell companies, based on wiretaps implicating Herman Haluschenko.
- The probe's release prompted immediate fallout, including the resignation of two top government ministers, the shutdown of the YouTube show 'Stadium Family', and the arrest of Leonid Mindich in June.
- The revelations raise broader political risks because Mindich's past ties to Ihor Kolomoysky and businesses once associated with Kolomoysky naming him beneficiary draw NABU scrutiny to wartime drone industries.
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Timur Minditsch fled hours before the raids. Now a top official of the anti-corruption agency is under suspicion of leaking information. The scandal draws more circles.
Ukrainian anti-corruption official investigated over possible leak in Mindich case, top prosecutor says
The statement follows reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky's former business partner Timur Mindich had been tipped off about possible searches and left the country beforehand.
Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have filed a motion to arrest a former deputy prime minister on charges of receiving undue advantage and abuse of office. The investigation alleges that the politician was involved in a money laundering case, which was supported by evidence. The latest developments in the Enerhoatom corruption scandal.
Lesia Ustymenko and Lyudmila Zorin paid UAH 37 million in pledges for members of the Mindich group
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