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Money laundering in Ukraine's energy sector was carried out within American jurisdiction, and therefore the FBI has certainly already launched an investigation
Oleh Pendzyn, a member of the Economic Discussion Club, expressed this opinion on Espreso TV.
"There's a secret, there are ongoing investigations. We've already heard about the laundering of $100 million. The sums are simply fantastic. And you know what the paradox of the situation is: if you are a sovereign country that fully provides for itself and its existence through its own funds and has a surplus budget, then such things are your internal affair. However, if you borrow 40% of your budget with an outstretched hand, if you need to find another $120 billion for the war, and you only have $60 billion, and at the same time $100 million is being laundered, then this is simply a catastrophe," Pendzyn explained.
The economist is convinced that the U.S. can block Mindich's departure from Israel to any other country in the world.
"Another important point. We all saw photos from NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) showing neatly packed bundles of American dollars. The names of the U.S. Federal Reserve System branches were clearly visible there. This means that the laundering of these funds was carried out within American jurisdiction. I can 100% guarantee that based on these photos, the FBI has already launched an investigation. And it's one thing when Ukraine is underperforming, but another when the process begins in the U.S. And the person who left for Israel can only stay there, because departure to any other country in the world will automatically be blocked," he emphasized.
Background
On November 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported that an exposed criminal organization had been operating in the energy sector and systematically receiving improper benefits from Energoatom's counterparties—amounting to 10% to 15% of the value of concluded contracts. The scheme was informally named the "barrier."
"The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are conducting a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector. 15 months of work and 1000 hours of audio recordings. The activities of a high-level criminal organization have been documented," stated the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
On the same day, Ukrainska Pravda reported: detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrived on the morning of November 10 to conduct searches at the premises of Timur Mindich, a co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio and an associate of Zelenskyy. The businessman himself had left the territory of Ukraine shortly before this. Later, searches were conducted at the premises of the Minister of Justice, Herman Halushchenko.
Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau also established that the criminal group laundered approximately $100 million in illegally obtained funds. This took place on premises belonging to the former lawmaker and current Russian senator, Andrii Derkach.
At the same time, the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, created a commission to conduct an internal investigation into a possible data leak in the energy corruption case.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that government officials must work with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau to achieve results in the detectives' investigation into energy corruption.
On November 11, detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced notices of suspicion to seven individuals in the energy sector corruption case and detained five of the figures involved.
