SAPO prosecutor names 13 in Ukraine’s ‘Forrest Gump’ corruption case
A prosecutor with Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office named 13 people cited in the “Forrest Gump” and “Themis” cases during a High Anti-Corruption Court hearing on pretrial measures for former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas.
Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has named 13 people in connection with the "Forrest Gump" and "Themis" corruption cases, according to a High Anti-Corruption Court hearing on pretrial measures for former lawmaker Maksym Mykytas. The prosecutor alleges that Mykytas and sitting lawmaker Vadym Stolar may have formed a criminal organization, involving officials from the Presidential Office, business representatives and others.
The organization allegedly laundered 150 million hryvnias ($3.36 million) in cash to post bail for a suspect in the "Midas" case, and the scheme involved a deputy head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, a former lawmaker, the chair of a state bank’s management board and the head of its supervisory board. Searches were conducted at Sense Bank’s headquarters, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Mudra as deputy head of the Presidential Office on Aug. 19.
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