Former Zelensky aide suspected of money laundering
Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have uncovered an alleged money-laundering scheme involving the former head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) said on Monday that an organized group had allegedly laundered the equivalent of almost €9 million ($10.6 million) in connection with a luxury construction project near Kiev.
Yermak is suspected of being part of the group.
He resigned in late November last year amid a corruption scandal following searches of his home. Yermak was a long-time confidant of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and had led the presidential office since 2020. He was considered the second-most powerful man in Ukraine.
