Charges of facilitating the receipt and laundering of over EUR 13 million in undue advantage by the head of the State Fiscal Service
Alleged
€13,000,000
Established by court
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According to NABU and SAPO, between December 2015 and March 2016 the businessman helped the then head of the State Fiscal Service obtain part of an undue advantage for VAT refunds to companies of an agricultural holding — over EUR 13 million to the accounts of a controlled non-resident company, and between May 2017 and April 2018 these funds, according to investigators, were laundered through the construction of residential and office complexes in Kyiv. Notice of suspicion served on 19 June 2024 (Article 27(5), Article 368(4), Article 209(3) of the Criminal Code), the indictment was sent to court on 2 May 2025. In February 2026 the HACC joined the case with the case of the former head of the State Fiscal Service on receiving an undue advantage; the trial has been under way since 20 March 2026. NABU does not name names; according to hromadske, ZN.UA and Transparency International Ukraine, the person is Oleksandr Hlimbovskyi, father-in-law of the former head of the State Fiscal Service. The total amount laundered in the case (together with another defendant) is over EUR 21 million. The defendant pleads not guilty. There is no verdict.
- Pre-trial investigation body:
- National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
- Proceedings:
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- Charges:
- ч. 5 ст. 27, ч. 4 ст. 368 КК України, ч. 3 ст. 209 КК України
Sources (6)
Record bribe to the head of the State Fiscal Service: case of laundering over EUR 21 million sent to court (NABU Telegram)
Official statement · National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine · 2 May 2025
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SAPO secured a change of pre-trial restraint measure for one of the suspects in laundering over EUR 21 million (SAPO Telegram)
Official statement · Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office · 19 Jul 2024
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Record bribe to the head of the State Fiscal Service: scheme to launder over EUR 21 million exposed (NABU Telegram)
Official statement · National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine · 19 Jun 2024
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HACC began hearing the joint case of Nasirov and Hlimbovskyi
Investigation · Transparency International Ukraine (HACC Decided) · 20 Mar 2026
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Laundering a bribe through construction and offshores: the case of Nasirov's father-in-law
Investigation · Transparency International Ukraine (HACC Decided) · 24 Oct 2024
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Bribe laundering: HACC placed in custody the father-in-law of former State Fiscal Service head Nasirov
Media · ZN.UA · 19 Jul 2024
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