How "Globalmani" launders and transfers billions of hryvnias to Russia during the war, according to the media

How "Globalmani" launders and transfers billions of hryvnias to Russia during the war, according to the media

National Police uncovered a large-scale scheme of money laundering and transferring 6.5 billion hryvnias to Russia over 2019-2020 years. The main link in the criminal scheme was the scandalous payment system "Globalmani".

The material is written by the publication "Argument", citing an official letter from Kyiv National Police to the head of the National Bank of Ukraine Kyrylo Shevchenko.

"LLC \"Globalmani\" laundered and transferred to Russia over 2019-2020 years 6,5 billion hryvnias of criminal proceeds. Several partner companies of "Globalmani" are mentioned in the material."

The journalist of the "Arguments" reminds that a similar scandal already occurred in December 2020. Then the network of stores "ALLO" and "Globalmani" was suspected of moving 800 million hryvnias. It also became known that in this scheme was involved JSC "Bank Alliance", which acts as a settlement bank and issuer of the electronic money of "Globalmani". This bank was suspected of involvement in financing Russian terrorists in Donbas.

It is also reported that a participant in the "Globalmani" schemes was the Czech firm B-Efekt A.S., which has common managers with "Globalmani". It was through B-Efekt A.S. that transfers to Russia were made using the Qiwi and Contact payment systems – both are under sanctions in Ukraine.

"The burden of toxic operations of "Globalmani" is already so heavy that the founders began to dissociate from the company. Today even Ivanushchenko and Avramov do not want to have anything to do with it. And the Renaissance business center terminated its lease with the company "Globalmani". The Renaissance business center belongs to Vadym Hryhoriev, who is co-owner of two subsidiaries of "Globalmani" – "Global-Invest" and "Global-Service". It is he who bought property for the sanctioned Russian bank VTB in Kyiv,", wrote the journalist.

The author of the material believes that the "Globalmani" case will be a test of the effectiveness of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.

"There are many accusations against the company and to every taste. Sanctions implementation is the prerogative of the NSDC; cooperation with ORDLO – the Security Service; and evasion of paying taxes by billions of hryvnias – should interest the State Fiscal Service and National Police. It is not ruled out that the Anti-Corruption Bureau will join the case, as there are strong suspicions that employees of the AMC, the SFS and other law enforcement agencies are involved," the journalist summed up.

Recall that the founders of "Globalmani" were Ukraine's former economy minister during Yanukovych's era Volodymyr Kolobov, oligarch Ivanushchenko ("Yura Yenakiivskyi"), and his closest ally Ivan Avramov. Today the nominal owners of "Globalmani" are Vadym Strielkovskyi and Oleh Mishchenko.

Also in August, veterans from the NGO "Sorry that we are alive" organized protests against "Globalmani". 19 In August, a powerful picket was held near the Renaissance Business Center, where the company's office was located. And the next day veterans came to the buildings of the SBU and the NSDC and handed over documents to law enforcement officers confirming the illegal activities of "Globalmani" in ORDLO.