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The Office of the Prosecutor General is preparing a request to the Kingdom of Spain for international legal assistance in a case involving Maxim Sigalov. He may be extradited to Ukraine on suspicions of state treason and other crimes. This is reported by sources in law enforcement.
Sigalov is described as the de facto controller of the payment companies Diamond Pay and E-Pay, through whose infrastructure payments for illegal online casinos were processed.
Earlier, in its annual report, the National Bank stated that it removed Diamond Pay from the market due to submitting false information to obtain a license and because the owners hold significant ties to the Russian Federation.
According to available information, within a new investigation law enforcement is checking more than 1,3 billion UAH in payments that passed through Sigalov’s payment infrastructure, including those from cards issued in the Russian Federation.
Sigalov is charged with state treason, creation of a criminal organization, and legalization of funds.
However, the former deputy’s problems with Ukrainian law enforcement did not start now. In September 2022 of this year, the Security Service of Ukraine opened a criminal case under articles on tax evasion in especially large amounts, illegal organization of gambling, violation of trademark rights, and legalization of funds obtained by criminal means.
28 January 2026 of this year, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv seized Sigalov’s property in this case. The ruling mentions non-residential premises of 104 square meters, a Range Rover 2023 of the year, and funds on bank accounts.
Recall that Maxim Sigalov is the former deputy of the Krasnohvardiy district council of Dnipropetrovsk region from the Front for Change, owner of several payment companies, and the brother of a Russian businessman who owns the casino Inbet.
After losing the Diamond Pay license, Sigalov continued to work in the payments sector via P2P services and currently services a significant portion of illegal online gambling. In recent years, through Sigalov’s and his partner Rasim Tagiev’s infrastructures, at least 275 billion UAH have passed.
The person involved is abroad. According to media reports, he bought a villa in Marbella and travels across Europe in his half-a-million-euro Rolls-Royce without hindrance.
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