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In Spain, law enforcement authorities are investigating a case of possible tax evasion by pro-Russian blogger and propagandist Anatoliy Shary and his wife Olha Bondarenko. The Spanish publication elDiario informed about this in September. 30
According to the media, the case was opened after a request for international legal assistance from Ukrainian law enforcement authorities. The case materials mention possible crimes against the Spanish treasury, money laundering, and document forgery.
The couple have been tax residents of Spain since 2016 year. According to the investigation, the alleged tax non-payment amounted to almost €150,9 thousand euros in 2018 year and almost €387,6 thousand euros in 2022 year.
In addition, law enforcement found signs of existence of "additional sources of income" and a link between both of them and "economic assets abroad" in 2019, 2020 and 2021 years.
Financial operations related to Lithuania, Russia, Luxembourg, and Kazakhstan, cryptocurrencies, and online platforms. It concerns accounts in Lithuania and the Russian Federation, P2P payments initiated by themselves from Russia and Luxembourg, cryptocurrency transfers, sums received from private individuals in Kazakhstan, and payments received from online platforms. Potential financial claims against the couple, according to investigators, could reach €10,7 million.
Investigators explain that there is a scheme regarding the origin of these inflows showing "signs of money laundering risk." They believe the source may be "criminal activity," and, as investigators emphasize, it could be linked to "information connecting Anatoliy Shary with coordinated and paid activities aimed against Ukraine's interests and in favor of the Russian Federation's intelligence services."
In June 2026 year, the couple's house was searched. According to the publication, items seized included, among other things, a Glock 19 pistol, approximately €800 thousand euros in cryptocurrency, artworks, watches and jewelry worth €400 thousand, 20 gold bars valued at around €150 thousand, and a Porsche Cayenne. The court ordered the seizure of the jewelry, precious metals, artworks, and "wallets" with cryptocurrency.
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