Today, May 11, a former head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine was formally notified of suspicion in a money laundering case linked to an elite construction project near Kyiv, according to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and a law enforcement source, APA reports citing RBC Ukraine.
The source told RBC-Ukraine that the person in question is former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak.
"NABU and SAPO exposed an organized group involved in a 460 million-hryvnia laundering scheme linked to elite construction near Kyiv. One of its participants — a former head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine — has been formally notified of suspicion," the statement said.
The suspicion was issued under Part 3 of Article 209 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code (legalization or laundering of property obtained through criminal activity). The charge carries a sentence of 8 to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Urgent investigative actions are currently underway.