Charges likely identify Zelensky’s chief of staff as organizer of money laundering scheme, media report says
A person matching the description of Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President's Office, allegedly asked his deputy, Iryna Mudra, to launder cash to pay bail for former Energy and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko.
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's President's Office, is allegedly linked to a money laundering scheme, according to leaked charges. Budanov is said to have asked his deputy Iryna Mudra to help arrange bail for former Energy and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko. It is also claimed that Budanov supervised Mudra's actions in the alleged scheme, which involved transferring cash through Sense Bank to pay Halushchenko's bail.
Mindich, the alleged leader of the Energoatom corruption case, reportedly approached Budanov and asked for help in securing Halushchenko's release from custody. The leaked charges do not name Budanov, but the official is identified as the head of the President's Office and Mudra's boss.
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