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NABU and the SAP opened the case materials on a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have completed the pre-trial investigation of Operation "Midas" concerning the activities of a high-level criminal organization in the energy sector.
This was reported by NABU.
According to the investigation, members of the group systematically received illicit benefits from contractors of Energoatom and enterprises subordinated to the Ministry of Energy. The size of the "kickbacks" ranged from 10% to 15% of contract values.
More than $111 million passed through Mindich's office
To legalize the illegally obtained funds, members of the organization used a separate office. According to the investigation, over the period from 2020 to 2025, more than 111 million US dollars and 12 million euros in cash received from the energy sector passed through it.
Various financial instruments were used to launder money, including cryptocurrency, securities, and a foreign investment fund. Detectives also established inflows of funds to the organization from other sources.
NABU noted that during the investigation measures were taken to seize the assets of the suspects both in Ukraine and abroad. Work to locate and block these assets will continue.
Former government officials are implicated in the case
Recall that in November 2025 NABU and the SAP exposed a high-level criminal organization that operated in the energy sector.
Subsequently, the circle of suspects expanded: the case came to include a former Deputy Prime Minister and a former Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
At the same time, several separate criminal proceedings were separated from the main materials. They continue to investigate instances of giving and receiving illicit benefits in the energy sector, as well as the legalization of funds in the interests of other persons.
We reported: Figure in the high-profile "Midas case" Timur Mindich appealed to the Supreme Court with a lawsuit against the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. The businessman demands the annulment of the NSDC sanctions imposed by the head of state by decree in 2025
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