Corporate raiding and money laundering: new suspect

NABU and SAPO have expanded the circle of suspects in the case involving a criminal organization that specialized in corporate raiding, property fraud, and laundering criminal assets. The new suspect is an influential businessman and a former deputy of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council of the 7th convocation.

According to the investigation, the leaders of the criminal organization (a current and a former Member of Parliament) engaged the suspect in their illegal activities to leverage his informal connections and influence within the judicial system. Specifically, he ensured that commercial court judges issued rulings in favor of companies or individuals affiliated with the criminal organization.

Thus, with the suspect's participation, an illegal takeover of two companies with assets valued at UAH 248 million was carried out.

Furthermore, the businessman facilitated the laundering of criminally obtained funds so that they could later be used to pay bail for a member of another criminal organization (the "Midas" case).

As a reminder, on August 19, 2026, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal organization operating under the leadership of a current and a former Member of Parliament, with the involvement of high-ranking officials from the Office of the President of Ukraine and other individuals.

The criminal organization’s activities were aimed, among other things, at seizing high-value real estate and other assets belonging to legal entities through unauthorized interference with the information (automated) networks of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, as well as the forgery of court decisions and title documents.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.