NABU, SAPO comment on released 'Forrest Gump' and 'Femida' videos on money laundering, raiding involving top officials
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have commented on videos they released earlier under the titles "Forrest Gump" and "Femida" (Ukrainian for Themis, the goddess of justice), exposing corrupt schemes involving senior officials of the Presidential Office and a sitting and a former lawmaker.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) in Ukraine have commented on two released videos, titled "Forrest Gump" and "Femida," which expose corrupt schemes involving senior officials of the Presidential Office and lawmakers. The criminal organization's activities aimed to seize valuable real estate and other assets of legal entities through unauthorized interference in automated networks of Ukraine’s Justice Ministry and forgery of court rulings and ownership documents.
In the fall of 2025, the criminal organization carried out raider takeovers of two companies with a combined asset value of UAH 248 million, intending to gain control over real estate in downtown Kyiv worth more than UAH 500 million. In May 2026, they attempted to seize real estate in Kyiv worth over UAH 207 million but failed. Certain members of the organization, acting with state bank officials, laundered UAH 150 million in cash to pay bail for a participant in another criminal organization's case.
SAPO highlighted that the criminal group used various influence methods, including threats, pressure, bribery, and mutual favors, targeting judiciary members and senior officials of the Justice Ministry and law enforcement agencies. NABU and SAPO notified the suspects under multiple articles of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, including Articles 255, 191, 206-2, 209, 358, and 361.
On August 19, NABU and SAPO released a video titled "Forrest Gump," exposing individuals, including a deputy head of the Presidential Office and a former member of parliament, who laundered UAH 150 million to pay bail for a suspect in the "Midas" case. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Iryna Mudra from her position on August 19 after the release of the video.
The former deputy head of the Presidential Office stated she had cooperated with the investigation and was ready to answer any lawful questions. On August 20, NABU and SAPO released a second video titled "Femida," exposing illegal seizure of real estate and company assets through document forgery. The High Anti-Corruption Court is deciding on the preventive measure for former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, a suspect in the schemes exposed in the videos.
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