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On 16 February 2026 NABU and SAPO announced a suspicion in the \"Midas\" case (participation in a criminal organisation, money laundering): according to investigators, over USD 7.4 million was transferred to accounts of a fund controlled by his family. Bihus.Info journalists mentioned him in stories about the \"Midas\" tapes. 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On 10 November 2025 seven persons were served notices of suspicion; NABU does not name them; according to journalists' sources, investigators consider Tymur Mindich («Karlson») to be the head of the organisation. According to media citing the text of the suspicion, the charges are classified under Article 255(1), Article 209(3) (with Article 27(3), Article 28(4)) and Article 344(1) of the Criminal Code, and the total amount of laundered funds in the suspicion is UAH 311.2 million; the episode amount shows the figure from NABU's official announcement. On 1 December 2025 the HACC chose in absentia a pre-trial restraint of detention in custody; the suspect is on the wanted list. 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