UAH 26M asset laundering: former head of Commercial Cassation Court suspected

NABU and SAPO have served the former head of the Commercial Cassation Court within the Supreme Court with a notice of suspicion for large-scale money laundering. Two other individuals—the judge's former subordinate and her mother—have also been notified of suspicion in the case.

According to the investigation, between 2021 and 2022, the suspect acquired assets worth approximately UAH 26 million in total, including a house with a plot of land, two apartments, and four land plots.

To conceal the illicit origin of the funds and the true owner of the assets, he involved his subordinate, who effectively worked as his secretary, in the criminal scheme. The illegally acquired property was officially registered in her mother’s name, allowing the suspects to cover their tracks and launder the assets.

The actions of the former head of the Commercial Cassation Court and the subordinate’s mother fall under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, while the subordinate’s actions fall under Part 5 of Article 27 and Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.